Cancer

Members of the Breast Friends, left, and Angels Abreast teams board their vessels and prepare to race at the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival at Maffeo Sutton Park on Saturday, July 8. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Paddlers fast at 20th dragon boat festival in Nanaimo harbour

Cancer research fundraiser was held July 8-9 at Maffeo Sutton Park

Members of the Breast Friends, left, and Angels Abreast teams board their vessels and prepare to race at the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival at Maffeo Sutton Park on Saturday, July 8. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Friends and family of six-year-old Haven Fletcher, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, are holding a fundraiser to help pay for expenses. (Submitted photo)

Fundraiser started for 6-year-old Duncan girl with terminal cancer

Goal of fundraiser for Haven Fletcher is $10,000

Friends and family of six-year-old Haven Fletcher, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, are holding a fundraiser to help pay for expenses. (Submitted photo)
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 patients free flights to hospitals out of Victoria

Non-profit reduces transportation costs

  • Jun 13, 2023
Angel Flight pilot Ted and a patient named Charlie. (Photo courtesy of Angel Flight)
Colbey Goodwin, 19, is starting immediate chemotherapy at Vancouver General Hospital after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Photo courtesy of the Goodwin family)

‘A family in crisis’: Langford teen’s leukemia diagnosis comes with crushing costs

Family raising money for support with outpatient costs while in treatment in Vancouver

  • Jun 5, 2023
Colbey Goodwin, 19, is starting immediate chemotherapy at Vancouver General Hospital after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Photo courtesy of the Goodwin family)
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)
Bash Kemp and mom Liz on his first day of preschool. (Bishops Family Bicycles/Instagram)

Victoria family celebrates small victories in child’s cancer journey

Kemp family offers community updates as ‘grief comes in waves’

Bash Kemp and mom Liz on his first day of preschool. (Bishops Family Bicycles/Instagram)
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).
Greater Victoria firefighters team up on Saturday, March 25, at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt to honour fallen firefighters Ken Gill and Forrest Owens. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Greater Victoria firefighters take to the ice to honour to fallen colleagues

The Ken Gill and Forrest Owens Memorial Hockey Game focuses on mental health, occupational cancer

Greater Victoria firefighters team up on Saturday, March 25, at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt to honour fallen firefighters Ken Gill and Forrest Owens. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
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
This image provided by Betty Seaman shows Navy A-6 Intruder pilot Jim Seaman. Navy Capt. Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61. His widow Betty Seaman has been part of a large group of aviators and their surviving spouses who have lobbied Congress and the Pentagon for years to look into the number of cancers aviators and ground crew face. In a new study the Pentagon has found alarmingly higher rates of cancer among aviators than in the U.S. general population, and has further reviews planned. (Betty Seaman via AP)

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews: U.S. study

Military members at far greater risk of developing disease than general American population

This image provided by Betty Seaman shows Navy A-6 Intruder pilot Jim Seaman. Navy Capt. Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61. His widow Betty Seaman has been part of a large group of aviators and their surviving spouses who have lobbied Congress and the Pentagon for years to look into the number of cancers aviators and ground crew face. In a new study the Pentagon has found alarmingly higher rates of cancer among aviators than in the U.S. general population, and has further reviews planned. (Betty Seaman via AP)
Jason Isbell performs in Victoria at the Royal Theatre on March 6, 2023. (Brendan Mayer/Black Press Media Staff)
Jason Isbell performs in Victoria at the Royal Theatre on March 6, 2023. (Brendan Mayer/Black Press Media Staff)
A cancer researcher conducts lab work for the BC Cancer Foundation. (Photo courtesy of BC Cancer Foundation)
A cancer researcher conducts lab work for the BC Cancer Foundation. (Photo courtesy of BC Cancer Foundation)
Qualicum Beach resident Joanne Falvai is thankful for the overwhelming community support she received while undergoing therapy for brain cancer. (Submitted photo)

Qualicum Beach woman thankful for outpouring of community support after rare cancer diagnosis

Experience highlights importance of friends and family for recovery, need for equity in access

Qualicum Beach resident Joanne Falvai is thankful for the overwhelming community support she received while undergoing therapy for brain cancer. (Submitted photo)