| More than just concrete: What goes into a cancer centre LINAC pour? | <img alt="Building site with machines pouring concrete" src="/PublishingImages/NSHBCC-linac-pour.jfif?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | More than just concrete: What goes into a cancer centre LINAC pour? | LINAC vault pours at new BC Cancer centres in Nanaimo, Kamloops and Surrey are laying the foundation for expanded access to radiation treatment closer to home. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/more-than-just-concrete | | 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z | | |
| Advancing radiation therapy at BC Cancer – Vancouver | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Ian%20Sun%20and%20Christina%20Cumayas.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Advancing radiation therapy at BC Cancer – Vancouver | BC Cancer – Vancouver is now home to a new advanced, high precision radiation therapy (RT) unit that can deliver targeted treatments to a wide range of patients, including those with tumours that move with breathing or are in difficult to treat locations. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/advancing-radiation-therapy-at-bc-cancer–vancouver | | 2026-08-28T07:00:00Z | | |
| Reducing waits – and emissions – in palliative cancer care | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/dCT%20pilot_story%20image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Reducing waits – and emissions – in palliative cancer care | A BC Cancer pilot project has shown that some patients can safely receive palliative radiation treatment without an additional CT simulation appointment, reducing wait times, travel, and health care-related emissions. | https://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/reducing-waits–and-emissions–in-palliative-cancer-care | | 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z | | |
| 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 | | |
