Dr. Marco Marra has been awarded the 2025 Killam Research Prize in health sciences, a prestigious award recognizing Canadian scholars who have made a significant impact in their respective fields through sustained research excellence.
Canadian researchers have developed an effective new technique for identifying aggressive medulloblastoma – the most common type of malignant brain tumour in children – and potentially sparing young patients from unnecessary treatments and their harmful long-term side effects.
Researchers from BC Cancer and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered that certain bacteria found in breast tumours could be linked to metastasis, or the spread of cancer to other parts of the body.
The interactions within the tumour microenvironment can impact the effectiveness of cancer treatment, which is why Dr. Katey Enfield has centred her new BC Cancer lab on studying the spatial interactions between cancer cells, tissues and structures within the lung and applying new technologies that maintain spatial organization.
A new study co-authored by Dr. Rafael Meza, scientist with BC Cancer, reveals the significant live-saving potential of policies that raise the minimum legal age for purchasing tobacco products.
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced today the appointment of Dr. Marco Marra as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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