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.
A pan-Canadian research team led by Dr. Helen McTaggart-Cowan, a BC Cancer scientist, will receive $183,500 through a new Patient Voices in Research Initiative from the Terry Fox Research Institute’s Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (the Network) to examine barriers to accessing homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) testing for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Evgin for being selected as one of the 2025 Canada Gairdner Early Career Investigators for her work in CAR T-cell therapy.
Dr. Nadine Caron has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in recognition of her transformative leadership in Indigenous health and surgical practice.
Dr. Caron is a senior scientist with BC Cancer’s Genome Sciences Centre, co-director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health and a professor in UBC’s department of surgery and Northern Medical Program, which is delivered in partnership with the University of Northern British Columbia.
Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) 2024 Rising Stars Award competition!
This year’s awardees are:
BC Cancer Foundation is the fundraising partner of BC Cancer, which includes BC Cancer Research. Together with our donors, we are changing cancer outcomes for British Columbians by funding innovative research and personalized treatment and care.