bc cancer

• Penticton resident says cancer centre ignored calls, delayed treatment

  The cancer had already spread to her lymph nodes, and with that, she feared cancer would continue to spread before her surgery date.

  Health

  Sep 18
  
• Vancouver couple left to fundraise for cancer drug after coverage denied by BC Cancer

  Manuel Perez Cabello has stage four desmoplastic small round cell sarcoma and a doctor's approval to take Entrectinib, but BC Cancer won't cover the treatment.

  Health

  Aug 9
  
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• B.C. launches Canada’s first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents

  Screening will be available at 36 centres in B.C. for those who are between 55 and 74, currently smoking or have previously smoked, and have a smoking history of 20 years or more.

  Health

  May 25
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• Kelowna RCMP rescind earlier BC Cancer scam alert

  'It is common for the BC Cancer Foundation to collect door-to-door donations and we apologize to our friends at the Foundation for any confusion this may have caused.'

  Canada

  Apr 21
• B.C. pilot project aims to shield preschool-age children from sun exposure

  The organization has launched a pilot project that is the first to regularly evaluate shade in outdoor play spaces for kids between the ages of three and five.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2021
• BC Cancer Foundation warns donors of ransomware attack

  The foundation says it only recently learned of the data breach, which took place in May.

  Crime

  Jul 30, 2020
• B.C. cancer researcher named one of Chatelaine’s Women of the Year

  'Research is all about failure. If we knew the answers, we would already have found them,' Eaves told Global News.

  Dec 4, 2019
• B.C. researchers hope blood test could be ‘crystal ball’ for cancer treatment

  The study will look at how cancer DNA fragments in blood could be used by cancer doctors to improve diagnosis and treatment.

  Health

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Departure of BC Cancer president prompts questions about friction with province

  Agency president Dr. Malcolm Moore announced he was stepping down on Tuesday in what he described as personal decision. 

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2019
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• B.C. women will be first in Canada to get breast density information after mammograms

  High breast density is a more significant cancer risk factor than family history, says a women's health advocate.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2018