Cancer

Blenz Coffee is hosting its Coffee by Donation Day fundraiser across all of its locations on Oct. 17. (Blenz Coffee/Special to The News)

Drink coffee and fight cancer on Oct. 17 at all Blenz Coffee locations

Coffee by Donation Day is returning for first time in 3 years

Blenz Coffee is hosting its Coffee by Donation Day fundraiser across all of its locations on Oct. 17. (Blenz Coffee/Special to The News)
B.C’s Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks at a health care announcement at Surrey Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. says $20 million will reduce travel costs for cancer patients

New funds especially important for patients in rural, remote areas, health minister says

B.C’s Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks at a health care announcement at Surrey Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Black Press Media file photo)
A member of the Deeley Research Centre’s immunotherapy lab works on developing CAR-T cells on Aug. 23. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

B.C. centre providing new hope for patients with hard-to-fight cancers

The Deeley Research Centre is celebrating 20 years of advancing new treatments

A member of the Deeley Research Centre’s immunotherapy lab works on developing CAR-T cells on Aug. 23. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Aspartame was classified as a possible carcinogen to humans, according to the assessments released July 14. (PepsiCo via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Aspartame findings shouldn’t change aspartame consumption: B.C. experts

Artificial sweetener classified as possible carcinogen, SFU says consumption levels must be extreme

Aspartame was classified as a possible carcinogen to humans, according to the assessments released July 14. (PepsiCo via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Markus Schouten died in May 2022 from bone cancer. His dad, Mike Schouten, said Markus would be proud to know his friends are playing roller hockey in his memory to raise money and awareness for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.

Chilliwack teen inspires roller hockey tourney raising money for Canuck Place

Markus Schouten died from bone cancer in 2022, and his friends play hockey in his memory

Markus Schouten died in May 2022 from bone cancer. His dad, Mike Schouten, said Markus would be proud to know his friends are playing roller hockey in his memory to raise money and awareness for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
A customer walks down a grocery store’s drinks aisle in Newcastle, Ont. on Thursday July 13, 2023. The Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada are reviewing the World Health Organization’s classification of aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

Stay within aspartame limits, cancer society says in wake of WHO findings

Canadian advice offered after World Health Organization reports sweetener ‘possibly carcinogenic’

A customer walks down a grocery store’s drinks aisle in Newcastle, Ont. on Thursday July 13, 2023. The Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada are reviewing the World Health Organization’s classification of aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
FILE - Dick Vitale prepares to announce an NCAA college basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky, Nov. 15, 2022, in Indianapolis. Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time. Vitale tweeted Wednesday, July 12, 2023, that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer. He said he will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings File)

ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 3rd time

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed…

FILE - Dick Vitale prepares to announce an NCAA college basketball game between Michigan State and Kentucky, Nov. 15, 2022, in Indianapolis. Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time. Vitale tweeted Wednesday, July 12, 2023, that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer. He said he will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings File)
A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Indigenous men have more serious and later-stage prostate cancer when they’re diagnosed than non-Indigenous men, a new Canadian study says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson

Indigenous men diagnosed with more advanced prostate cancer

Canadian study finds Indigenous men are at higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer

A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Indigenous men have more serious and later-stage prostate cancer when they’re diagnosed than non-Indigenous men, a new Canadian study says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson
Principal Scientist Denise Cecil retrieves supplies while working at UW Medicine's Cancer Vaccine Institute Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Seattle. Vaccines under development at UW Medicine are designed to work for many patients, not just a single patient. Tests are underway in early and advanced breast cancer, lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Some results may come as soon as next year. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After…

Principal Scientist Denise Cecil retrieves supplies while working at UW Medicine's Cancer Vaccine Institute Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Seattle. Vaccines under development at UW Medicine are designed to work for many patients, not just a single patient. Tests are underway in early and advanced breast cancer, lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Some results may come as soon as next year. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Angel Flight pilot Ted and a patient named Charlie. (Photo courtesy of Angel Flight)

Angel Flight offers B.C. cancer patients free flights to hospitals

Non-profit reduces transportation costs

  • Jun 13, 2023
Angel Flight pilot Ted and a patient named Charlie. (Photo courtesy of Angel Flight)
The Tour de Cure will be back in the Fraser Valley this summer. (Tour de Cure Facebook/Contributed to Black Press Media)

Cyclists gearing up for Tour de Cure across Lower Mainland in fight against cancer

Over 2,000 riders, volunteers prepare for summer fundraising ride across Fraser Valley

The Tour de Cure will be back in the Fraser Valley this summer. (Tour de Cure Facebook/Contributed to Black Press Media)
FILE - Health minister Adrian Dix promises that new cancer centre in Kamloops will be operational in 2027. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Dix promises new cancer centre in Kamloops

Health minister says it could cost between $200M and $300M, and would be operational in 2027

FILE - Health minister Adrian Dix promises that new cancer centre in Kamloops will be operational in 2027. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
FILE – BC Cancer Kelowna has technology that’s the first of its kind in Canada, an adaptive radiation machine that makes the planning process faster. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

B.C. to send cancer patients to Bellingham for radiation treatment to curb wait times

Breast cancer and prostate cancer patients to be the first to be offered treatment across the border

FILE – BC Cancer Kelowna has technology that’s the first of its kind in Canada, an adaptive radiation machine that makes the planning process faster. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Langley’s Alisha Openshaw and twin boys Weston and Bennett, seen here during a recent visit to B.C. Children’s Hospital, are waging a ‘mighty’ battle with cancer. (Courtesy B.C. Children’s Hospital)

VIDEO: B.C. twins and their mom wage a ‘mighty’ battle against cancer

Weston and Bennett were diagnosed within a few months of each other

Langley’s Alisha Openshaw and twin boys Weston and Bennett, seen here during a recent visit to B.C. Children’s Hospital, are waging a ‘mighty’ battle with cancer. (Courtesy B.C. Children’s Hospital)
British Columbia will review a U.S. draft recommendations to determine if any changes will be made to its mammogram screening program. (pixabay photo)

Some doctors, patients want Canada to follow U.S. proposal for earlier mammograms

Regular mammography screening recommended for women between the ages of 50 and 74 in Canada

British Columbia will review a U.S. draft recommendations to determine if any changes will be made to its mammogram screening program. (pixabay photo)
The Cannon family is taking part in the RBC Race for the Kids again this June after their eldest son's battle with cancer. As of September 2022, Nick is cancer free. (Submitted by Kelly Cannon)

A common goal: Race benefiting B.C. Children’s Hospital returns this June

The Cannon family is no stranger to the hospital that was there for them in their time of need

The Cannon family is taking part in the RBC Race for the Kids again this June after their eldest son's battle with cancer. As of September 2022, Nick is cancer free. (Submitted by Kelly Cannon)
Laurie Brooks, shown in this undated handout image, never thought she’d use magic mushrooms but a terminal cancer diagnosis radically changed her views about psilocybin-assisted therapy that she says Health Canada should make easily accessible for medical reasons. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Golden Teacher Films

Film explores B.C. woman’s experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety

The Canadian documentary ‘Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime,’ was set to open Toronto before heading to Vancouver, Victoria

Laurie Brooks, shown in this undated handout image, never thought she’d use magic mushrooms but a terminal cancer diagnosis radically changed her views about psilocybin-assisted therapy that she says Health Canada should make easily accessible for medical reasons. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Golden Teacher Films
In this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP)

Revolutionizing breast cancer surgery: B.C. hospital adopts innovative technology

In a B.C. first, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital improves patient experience in the tumour removal process, making it less invasive and more efficient

In this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP)
Cranbrook resident Sue Selby survived two rounds of breast cancer thanks to regular mammograms, which detected the disease early before it spread (photo courtesy of Sue Selby).

Two-time cancer survivor shares her journey to recovery for Daffodil Month

Regular mammograms caught Sue Selby’s cancer before it spread

Cranbrook resident Sue Selby survived two rounds of breast cancer thanks to regular mammograms, which detected the disease early before it spread (photo courtesy of Sue Selby).
BC Cancer Foundation - Tour De Cure

Pedal for Hope: Tour De Cure rallies cyclists to transform cancer care

2,000 riders, volunteers prepare for 200-km summer fundraising ride from Cloverdale to Hope

  • Mar 20, 2023
BC Cancer Foundation - Tour De Cure