The BC Cancer Foundation is the bridge that connects philanthropic support and research breakthroughs in cancer knowledge.

As the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest funder of cancer research in this province, the Foundation enables donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia.

By connecting philanthropy and research, the BC Cancer Foundation supports the revolutionary advances that will help achieve a world free from cancer.

Funding interests

Award types

Convening & Collaborating, Reach


Advancing equity-oriented cancer care, nursing and/or allied health-led research and KT in the context of cancer care.

  • Nursing
  • Equity
  • Allied health
  • Oncology

Awards

2024

Recipient

Leah Lambert

Award type

Scholar Award


Project title

Advancing Equitable Cancer Care: A Innovative Approach to Transformative Action in BC

2015

Recipient

Yikan Wang

Award type

Research Trainee award


Project title

Tracking the genomic footprints as predictive features of platinum refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancers

2011

Recipient

Alicia A Tone

Award type

Research Trainee award


Project title

Investigating the role of endometriosis-associated inflammatory signalling in ovarian clear cell carcinoma development


Award type

Research Trainee award


Project title

Generation of a humanized mouse xenotransplant model of myelodysplastic syndrome

Recipient

Vincenzo Giambra

Award type

Research Trainee award


Project title

Identification and characterization of leukemia stem cells in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)

Recipient

Kevin Lin

Award type

Research Trainee award


Project title

Tracking the genomic footprints as predictive features of platinum refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancers