https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-cancer-integrate-exercise-prehabilitation-9.7087920

“BC Cancer is looking to integrate exercise into its recovery program for cancer patients as soon as they're diagnosed, with one Kelowna doctor saying that research has shown that "prehabilitation" with exercise helps with long-term recovery.”

#BCCancer

B.C. Cancer looks to integrate rehab, exercise into patients' care as soon as they're diagnosed | CBC News

B.C. Cancer is looking to integrate exercise into its recovery program for cancer patients as soon as they're diagnosed, with one Kelowna doctor saying that research has shown that "prehabilitation" with exercise helps with long-term recovery.

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Abbotsford, B.C., couple calls for earlier colon cancer screening as husband fights for life
An Abbotsford, B.C., family is calling for the age for colon cancer screening to be lowered as incidence of the disease rise among younger people.
#health #cancer #Abbotsford #BC #bccancer #coloncancer
https://globalnews.ca/news/10935117/abbotsford-b-c-couple-calls-for-lower-colon-cancer-screening-age/
Abbotsford, B.C., couple calls for earlier colon cancer screening as husband fights for life

An Abbotsford, B.C., family is calling for the age for colon cancer screening to be lowered as incidence of the disease rise among younger people.

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B.C.’s first-of-its-kind cancer research program to be based out of Kelowna
Ken and Gloria Sargent have donated $1.5 million towards cancer research on the surgical front.
#globalnews #Canada #bccancer #BCCancerFoundation #BCCancer-Kelowna
https://globalnews.ca/news/10735797/bcs-first-of-its-kind-cancer-research-program-kelowna/
B.C.’s first-of-its-kind cancer research program to be based out of Kelowna

Ken and Gloria Sargent have donated $1.5 million towards cancer research on the surgical front.

Global News
B.C.’s first-of-its-kind cancer research program to be based out of Kelowna
Ken and Gloria Sargent have donated $1.5 million towards cancer research on the surgical front.
#globalnews #Canada #bccancer #BCCancerFoundation #BCCancer-Kelowna
https://globalnews.ca/news/10735797/bcs-first-of-its-kind-cancer-research-program-kelowna/
B.C.’s first-of-its-kind cancer research program to be based out of Kelowna

Ken and Gloria Sargent have donated $1.5 million towards cancer research on the surgical front.

Global News
B.C.’s first-of-its-kind cancer research program to be based out of Kelowna
Ken and Gloria Sargent have donated $1.5 million towards cancer research on the surgical front.
#globalnews #Canada #bccancer #BCCancerFoundation #BCCancer-Kelowna
https://globalnews.ca/news/10735797/bcs-first-of-its-kind-cancer-research-program-kelowna/
B.C.’s first-of-its-kind cancer research program to be based out of Kelowna

Ken and Gloria Sargent have donated $1.5 million towards cancer research on the surgical front.

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B.C. research: New blood test could 'transform' cancer treatment | CTV News https://bc.ctvnews.ca/new-blood-test-could-transform-cancer-treatment-b-c-research-1.6006877 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/new-blood-test-could-transform-cancer-treatment-b-c-research-1.6006877?cache=yesclipId10406200text/html;charset=utf-80404/7.263352 “researchers at #BCCancer and the Vancouver #Prostate Centre said they've developed a new blood test that provides "unprecedented" insight into a patient's cancer make-up.

"analyzes the DNA that #metastatic #cancers shed into the bloodstream, known as circulating tumour DNA or #ctDNA,"

helps to reveal characteristics that are unique to each patient's cancer, “

New blood test could 'transform' cancer treatment: B.C. research

A new study out of the University of British Columbia has found that more personalized cancer treatments can be developed by drawing just a few drops of blood from a patient.

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Okanagan couple makes generous donation to BC Cancer Foundation
The Fitzpatrick have shared their lives together for 42 years, unfortunately, one of their shared experiences over their decades-long marriage is both having a cancer diagnosis.
#globalnews #Lifestyle #BCCancerFoundation #BCCancer-Kelowna #GenerousDonation
https://globalnews.ca/news/10518978/okanagan-couple-makes-generous-donation-to-bc-cancer-foundation/
Okanagan couple makes generous donation to BC Cancer Foundation

The Fitzpatrick have shared their lives together for 42 years, unfortunately, one of their shared experiences over their decades-long marriage is both having a cancer diagnosis.

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Okanagan chapter of Ride for Dad donates $80K to BC Cancer
A cheque for $80,000 from Ride for Dad Okanagan and the Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation was presented to BC Cancer and the Sindi Hawkins Cancer Clinic in Kelowna this week.
#globalnews #Canada #bccancer #CancerDonations #OkanaganRideforDad
https://globalnews.ca/news/10469789/okanagan-ride-for-dad-bc-cancer-donation/
Okanagan chapter of Ride for Dad donates $80K to BC Cancer

A cheque for $80,000 from Ride for Dad Okanagan and the Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation was presented to BC Cancer and the Sindi Hawkins Cancer Clinic in Kelowna this week.

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Okanagan chapter of Ride for Dad donates $80K to BC Cancer
A cheque for $80,000 from Ride for Dad Okanagan and the Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation was presented to BC Cancer and the Sindi Hawkins Cancer Clinic in Kelowna this week.
#globalnews #Canada #bccancer #CancerDonations #OkanaganRideforDad
https://globalnews.ca/news/10469789/okanagan-ride-for-dad-bc-cancer-donation/
Okanagan chapter of Ride for Dad donates $80K to BC Cancer

A cheque for $80,000 from Ride for Dad Okanagan and the Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation was presented to BC Cancer and the Sindi Hawkins Cancer Clinic in Kelowna this week.

Global News

Thousands order HPV mail-in screening tests - Victoria Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/thousands-order-hpv-mail-in-screening-tests-8508558 “More than 19,000 #HPV #SelfScreening kits have been delivered since the province launched the first program of its kind in Canada on Jan. 29.

That was the first date anyone with a #cervix — age 25 to 69, asymptomatic, sexually active and due for screening — could order an at-home mail-in human papillomavirus (HPV) kit from #BCCancer.”

Thousands in B.C. order new HPV mail-in screening tests

B.C. has been a world leader in cervical cancer prevention for decades, said B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix

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