Category: Health

  • Breast Cancer Awareness

    Breast Cancer Awareness
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    Original Publication | September 22, 2020 | BC Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Men get breast cancer, too In 2015, well-known Vancouver sportscaster Neil Macrae noticed a lump in his breast that was the size of a golf ball. He went to the doctor and the news that followed was shocking: it was… Read more

  • Inspiration Gala

    Inspiration Gala
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    The annual BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspiration Gala fundraiser today announced $2.61 million was raised Saturday night to support research to advance screening of hereditary cancers in B.C. Read more

  • Mystery Revealed

    Mystery Revealed
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    It was a pivotal, even glorious moment in the evolution of gene science when, in the summer of 2010, Vancouver scientists announced they were the first in the world to sequence a patient’s rare and aggressive tumour to help select the most appropriate drugs. Read more

  • New Chair

    New Chair
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    imagine the day when we can use a simple screening test to detect diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancers in their early stages—or have new and improved drugs for the treatment of AIDS and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease. Read more

  • $3 Million Donation to UNBC

    $3 Million Donation to UNBC
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    Dr Rix has been a member of UNBC’s Board of Governors since 2003 and has active relationships with all of BC’s universities and BCIT. Read more