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Predicting interest in genetic counseling and testing for cancer susceptibility: The British Columbia Family Cancer Survey Pilot

Background Genetic counseling and testing for recognized cancer-related gene mutations is offered in most provinces in Canada. It is believed that only a small proportion of eligible subjects currently seek... Read More

Breast cancer risk management for moderate-risk and high-risk women

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian women. Each year in British Columbia, 2700 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed and 640 women will die of this disease.[1] There is much fear... Read More

BC Cancer Agency Hereditary Cancer Program

We would like to clarify an apparent misconception that the Hereditary Cancer Program is no longer operational. We are still accepting referrals for families at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, hereditary colon... Read More

Hormone therapy and breast cancer

Introduction The role of hormones in the development of cancers has been a point of discussion and dispute for a number of years. Although some causal relationships have been easily proven, such as the role of... Read More