BC Cancer Agency scientists among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/mm%20sj%20cropped%202.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Cancer Agency scientists among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds | BC Cancer Agency scientists have yet again been listed by Thomson Reuters as among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-cancer-agency-scientists-listed-among-world’s-most-influential-scientific-minds | | 2016-12-13T08:00:00Z | | |
It’s officially flu season: help protect our patients | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/Flu-policy-in-effect-December-1-spotlight.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | It’s officially flu season: help protect our patients | | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/it’s-officially-flu-season-help-protect-our-patients | | 2016-12-02T08:00:00Z | | |
Think before you drink this holiday season: Alcohol and cancer risk | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Christmas%20party-alcohol.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Think before you drink this holiday season: Alcohol and cancer risk | It’s that time of year again. Holiday parties abound and with them countless tempting treats – both food and drink. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/think-before-you-drink-this-holiday-season-alcohol-and-cancer-risk | | 2016-11-30T08:00:00Z | | |
New BC Cancer Agency clinical trial tests cutting-edge radiation therapy for prostate cancer patients | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/ThinkstockPhotos-508544108.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New BC Cancer Agency clinical trial tests cutting-edge radiation therapy for prostate cancer patients | The BC Cancer Agency is running the first study of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for prostate cancer in Western Canada, and the first SABR study in the country to include patients with a high-risk form of the disease. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-bc-cancer-agency-clinical-trial-tests-cutting-edge-radiation-therapy-for-prostate-cancer-patients | | 2016-11-24T08:00:00Z | | |
New website helps cancer patients and survivors with work-related challenges | <a href="https://www.cancerandwork.ca/" target="_blank"><img alt="a screen shot of the cancerandwork.ca homepage " src="/news-site/PublishingImages/cancer%20and%20work%20web.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /></a> | New website helps cancer patients and survivors with work-related challenges | Cancer often affects people in the prime of their careers. While coping with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis and navigating treatment is challenging on its own, returning to work with cancer presents a host of other difficulties. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-website-helps-cancer-patients-and-survivors-with-work-related-challenges | | 2016-10-27T07:00:00Z | | |
Can early signs of cancer be detected through a simple blood test? | <img alt="Two bioinformaticians looking at computer screen" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/DSC02688.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Can early signs of cancer be detected through a simple blood test? | For many types of cancer, early detection means more treatment options and better outcomes. A new BC Cancer Agency clinical study is aimed at determining whether it is possible to detect early signs of cancer through a simple blood test. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/can-early-signs-of-cancer-be-detected-through-a-simple-blood-test | | 2016-10-18T07:00:00Z | | |
2015 Research Report | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/Research%20Report%202015.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 2015 Research Report | In 2015, a BC Cancer Agency-designed prostate cancer drug entered clinical trials. Our scientists developed a new method for single cell sequencing. Our world-leading Personalized Onco-Genomics program enrolled more than 260 new patients. And much more. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2015-research-report | | 2016-09-14T07:00:00Z | | |
New genetic tests become standard of cancer care in BC | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/panel%20gene%20test.jpg?RenditionID=2" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New genetic tests become standard of cancer care in BC | New multi-gene analysis panels are now available to oncologists and haematologists across British Columbia as provincial diagnostic tools, meaning a more personalized approach to treatment for thousands of eligible BC cancer patients. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-genetic-tests-become-standard-of-cancer-care-in-bc | | 2016-09-07T07:00:00Z | | |
Three BC Cancer Agency scientists awarded more than $5.7 million | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/2016%20CIHR%20FS%20grant%20winners%20-%20SIZED.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Three BC Cancer Agency scientists awarded more than $5.7 million | BC Cancer Agency scientists, Drs. Samuel Aparicio, François Bénard and Christian Steidl have received several impressive grants totaling more than $5.7 million from the federal government. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/three-bc-cancer-agency-scientists-awarded-more-than-$5-7-million | | 2016-09-06T07:00:00Z | | |
Cutting-edge radiotherapy technology installed at Vancouver Centre | <img alt="" src="/news-site/PublishingImages/16.07.17%20Video%20Push%20TL-80.jpg?RenditionID=2" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Cutting-edge radiotherapy technology installed at Vancouver Centre | New cutting-edge radiotherapy technology has been installed at the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/cutting-edge-radiotherapy-technology-installed-at-vancouver-centre | | 2016-08-18T07:00:00Z | | |