BC Cancer Foundation

Scientific advancement delves deeper into cancer than ever before

A paper published in the journal Cell details a new method for analyzing cancer tissue, allowing BC Cancer experts to learn more about cancer than previously possible.

Researchers can now read the genomes of single cells within a tumour, opening up a new wave of understanding on how and why cancer develops and changes over time.

Hall of Fame for
BC Cancer’s Dr. Marra

Dr. Marco Marra, distinguished scientist at BC Cancer and director of the Genome Sciences Centre, will be inducted into the 2020 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for his outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and health science.

Saving lives with innovative therapies

Clinical trials are a critical step in providing new and improved treatment solutions for people facing a cancer diagnosis. Read how innovative therapies and precision medicine are dramatically impacting the lives of patients across the province.

“It has given me my life back”

Watch cancer survivor Candy Woodworth describe how enrolling in the Personalized Onco-Genomics Program at BC Cancer gave her the opportunity to spend more time with her family.

Thank you for improving cancer care

Thanks to thousands of donors and a generous matching gift offer from mining community leaders, we reached our $2 million goal and an urgently-needed mass spectrometer is on its way to BC Cancer to accelerate research and improve treatment.

Personalized cancer care receives major boost

Genomics received incredible support thanks to the generosity of our donors at recent events: the Inspiration Gala raised $3 million and the Discovery Luncheon raised $370,000 to help advance the future of cancer care.

A gift to change outcomes

After losing his wife to cancer and facing the disease himself, read how the generosity of Roy Sperano will help others impacted by cancer now and in the future.

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