The BC Cancer Agency, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, provides a province-wide, population-based cancer control program for the residents of British Columbia and the Yukon. The Agency accepts patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and are referred by a physician.

Learn about cancer, its treatment, and the many support services available to you.

Program times and locations, cancer centre events, etc. are in our Regional Services section.

Living with Cancer

• Types of Cancer
  Information on signs, symptoms, causes, prevention, diagnosis, screening, treatment etc.
• Cancer Treatment
  Including surgery, cancer drugs and radiation therapy
• Coping with Cancer
  Emotional, practical, nutritional and palliative support; and managing symptoms and side effects
• Info for New Patients
• Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies
  Objective information for patients and the public on alternative and complementary cancer therapies.

• Library
  Library staff will help you find information using a wide variety of resources
• Recommended Websites - these websites have been evaluated for you.
• Videos - educational presentations and other videos produced by the BC Cancer Agency
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Cancer Cluster Investigations

Prevention & Screening

• Prevention
  More than 50% of cancers are preventable. What you eat, whether you smoke, your level of activity, and how you spend time in the sun can affect your chances of getting cancer
• Screening Programs
  Pap tests, mammograms, hereditary cancer, and screening for lung, oral and prostate cancer

 PET Imaging

• PET Functional Imaging
  Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an imaging procedure that enables physicians to more accurately diagnose and manage disease, especially cancer