| Social Work Week in B.C. highlights the importance of this work in cancer care | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Man%20with%20mask%20comforted.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Social Work Week in B.C. highlights the importance of this work in cancer care | March 14 – 20 is Social Work Week in B.C. At BC Cancer, counsellors provide emotional and practical support to patients and their loved ones, a particularly critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/social-work-week-in-b-c-highlights-the-importance-of-this-work-in-cancer-care | | 2021-03-15T07:00:00Z | | |
| Metabolic discovery may lead to new ways to treat ovarian cancer | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Lum_UVicLab(resized).jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Metabolic discovery may lead to new ways to treat ovarian cancer | BC Cancer researchers have now discovered a key finding that will help them use gene-engineering technology to harness the body’s immune system to fight ovarian cancer, a disease that will be diagnosed in approximately 385 British Columbians this year. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/metabolic-discovery-may-lead-to-new-ways-to-treat-ovarian-cancer | | 2021-01-21T08:00:00Z | | |
| Recent breakthroughs in prostate and ovarian cancer research help to change lives | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/P_O%20awareness%20recap.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Recent breakthroughs in prostate and ovarian cancer research help to change lives | September is ovarian cancer awareness month and prostate cancer awareness month. Ongoing research into these cancer types are helping to improve patient outcomes every day. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/breakthroughs-in-prostate-and-ovarian-cancer-research | | 2021-09-01T07:00:00Z | | |
| New prostate cancer treatment improves survival rate in men with advanced disease | | New prostate cancer treatment improves survival rate in men with advanced disease | | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-prostate-cancer-treatment-improves-survival-rate-in-men-with-advanced-disease | | 2021-07-21T07:00:00Z | | |
| New test will help improve treatment planning for acute myeloid leukemia patients | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/GSC_AlyKarsan.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New test will help improve treatment planning for acute myeloid leukemia patients | The test, developed by BC Cancer researchers, will help clinicians make better informed decisions on how to treat AML patients | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-test-improve-treatment-planning-for-aml | | 2021-05-12T07:00:00Z | | |
| Join us at the BC Cancer Summit | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/2021_Summit.jpg" width="530" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Join us at the BC Cancer Summit | The Summit provides education, professional development and relationship building opportunities for oncology professionals from all specialties and disciplines. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-cancer-summit-2021-registration-now-open | | 2021-09-13T07:00:00Z | | |
| Lung cancer research advancements in B.C. Part III: Novel treatment and thinking outside of the box | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/williamlockwood_pod.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Lung cancer research advancements in B.C. Part III: Novel treatment and thinking outside of the box | For Lung Cancer Awareness Month, BC Cancer is spotlighting the innovative lung cancer research in B.C. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/novel-treatment-and-thinking-outside-of-the-box | | 2021-11-26T08:00:00Z | | |
| Oncology Nursing Day: supporting, encouraging, and improving the quality of life for those living with cancer | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/oncology%20nursing%20day.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Oncology Nursing Day: supporting, encouraging, and improving the quality of life for those living with cancer | April 6 is Oncology Nursing Day – a day to recognize the work of oncology nurses and the impact they make to our patients and their families each and every day. Oncology nurses are on the front lines of cancer treatment, care, education and research. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/oncology-nursing-day-improving-the-quality-of-life-for-those-living-with-cancer | | 2021-04-06T07:00:00Z | | |
| Impacts of wildfire smoke and radon exposure on lung cancer risk | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/wildfire%20smoke.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Impacts of wildfire smoke and radon exposure on lung cancer risk | Being aware of the air we breathe year-round, both inside and outside, may help prevent lung cancer. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/impacts-of-wildfire-smoke-and-radon-exposure-on-lung-cancer-risk | | 2021-07-19T07:00:00Z | | |
| BC Cancer researcher looking into breath and sweat as an early marker for lung cancer | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Lung%20cancer%20research%20-%20breath%20test.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Cancer researcher looking into breath and sweat as an early marker for lung cancer | August 1 is World Lung Cancer Day. Today, ongoing research into volatile organic compounds (VOC) found in the lungs could be a biomarker for the early detection of lung cancer. | http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/looking-into-breath-and-sweat-as-early-marker-for-lung-cancer | | 2021-07-29T07:00:00Z | | |
