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
Resources & Frequently Asked Questions
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