| Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Wyatt%20NR.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer | | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/researchers-discover-new-form-of-hereditary-prostate-cancer | | 2026-07-09T07:00:00Z | | |
| New blood test breakthrough advances early detection and prevention in hereditary cancer | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Kasmintan%20Schrader_photo.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New blood test breakthrough advances early detection and prevention in hereditary cancer | The blood test reveals whether a cancer-causing mutation came from the mother’s or father’s side of the family, helping identify which relatives may be at risk. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/new-blood-test-breakthrough-advances-early-detection-and-prevention-in-hereditary-cancer | | 2026-06-18T07:00:00Z | | |
| A first-in-Canada cancer treatment innovation at BC Cancer – Kelowna | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/BC%20Cancer%20News%20story%20(18).jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | A first-in-Canada cancer treatment innovation at BC Cancer – Kelowna | A groundbreaking team of physicians and medical physicists at BC Cancer – Kelowna are using 3D printing technology to improve brachytherapy, a specialized radiation therapy modality, for people with cervical, vaginal and recurrent endometrial cancers. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/a-first-in-canada-cancer-treatment-innovation-at-bc-cancer-–-kelowna | | 2026-06-01T07:00:00Z | | |
| Sun safety adds up: Protect your skin with a sun safety equation this summer | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/8.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Sun safety adds up: Protect your skin with a sun safety equation this summer | Skin cancers are primarily caused by long-term exposure to UV radiation from the sun. They’re the most common form of all cancers in Canada. The good news? Most cases are preventable, and small steps add up to better protection. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/sun-safety-adds-up-protect-your-skin-with-a-sun-safety-equation-this-summer | | 2026-05-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| Pathways to Your Purpose Career Fair connects Indigenous youth to exciting careers | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/2026-05-21-Indigenous-youth-fair.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Pathways to Your Purpose Career Fair connects Indigenous youth to exciting careers | A hands-on career fair introduced Indigenous youth to opportunities in health care, construction and beyond, highlighting future roles at the new BC Cancer centre in Nanaimo. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/pathways-to-your-purpose-career-fair | | 2026-05-26T07:00:00Z | | |
| Email and text (SMS) notifications for BC Cancer screening letters now available on Health Gateway | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/HealthGateway.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Email and text (SMS) notifications for BC Cancer screening letters now available on Health Gateway | | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/email-and-text-(sms)-notifications-for-bc-cancer-screening-letters-now-available-on-health-gateway | | 2026-05-19T07:00:00Z | | |
| BC Cancer-Surrey opens expanded chemotherapy suite | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Surrey%20chemo%20expansion_story%20image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Cancer-Surrey opens expanded chemotherapy suite | BC Cancer – Surrey has opened an expanded chemotherapy suite, increasing the centre’s ability to meet growing patient demand in the Fraser region and helping more people start treatment closer to home. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/bc-cancer-surrey-opens-expanded-chemotherapy-suite | | 2026-04-24T07:00:00Z | | |
| Improving health outcomes in breast radiotherapy: A universal solution for every body | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/CARA%20breast%20radiotherapy_story%20image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Improving health outcomes in breast radiotherapy: A universal solution for every body | A team at BC Cancer collaborated with UBC’s Composites Research Network to develop CARA – a new carbon-fibre device to improve precision and comfort and reduce side effects of treatment in breast radiotherapy for patients of all body types. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/improving-health-outcomes-in-breast-radiotherapy-a-universal-solution-for-every-body | | 2026-03-27T07:00:00Z | | |
| Changes to mailing of Breast Screening results letters | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/breastscreening.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Changes to mailing of Breast Screening results letters | To reduce our planetary impact and improve the efficiency of our operations, BC Cancer’s breast screening program is changing how we share breast screening results. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/changes-to-mailing-of-breast-screening-results-letters | | 2026-03-16T07:00:00Z | | |
| Co-designing supportive care services with patients and families | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/image%20(2).png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Co-designing supportive care services with patients and families | BC Cancer partnered with patient and family advisors and Emily Carr's Health Design Lab to co-design ways to improve awareness of and access to supportive care services, identifying gaps and generating ideas to strengthen services across the province. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/co-designing-supportive-care-services-with-patients-and-families | | 2026-03-16T07:00:00Z | | |
