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Mural at BC Cancer - Surrey features Indigenous medicine as artMural at BC Cancer - Surrey features Indigenous medicine as artWhen tasked with creating Indigenous art in the stairwells at BC Cancer – Surrey, Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun drew on inspiration from his late great-grandmother, Indigenous patients and facility staff.https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/mural-at-bc-cancer-surrey-features-indigenous-medicine-as-art2025-11-03T08:00:00Z
Construction starts on new BC Cancer centre in NanaimoConstruction starts on new BC Cancer centre in Nanaimohttps://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/construction-starts-on-new-bc-cancer-centre-in-nanaimo2025-10-31T07:00:00Z
Cervix self-screening kit return options during Canada Post disruptionCervix self-screening kit return options during Canada Post disruptionhttps://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/cervix-self-screening-kit-return-options-during-canada-post-disruption2025-09-26T07:00:00Z
Dr. Brad Nelson named Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaDr. Brad Nelson named Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaThe Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has named its incoming class of 2025, electing BC Cancer distinguished scientist Dr. Brad Nelson as a Fellow – the highest honour an academic can achieve in Canada. https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/dr-brad-nelson-named-fellow-of-the-royal-society-of-canada2025-09-17T07:00:00Z
BC Cancer Foundation Establishes First Immunotherapy Research ChairBC Cancer Foundation Establishes First Immunotherapy Research ChairDr. Brad Nelson has been named as the Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair.https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/bc-cancer-foundation-establishes-first-immunotherapy-research-chair2025-08-25T07:00:00Z