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  • Bonded through adversity

    My mom and I are very close. Maybe it’s because of the close bond that…

  • Young Donor Honours His Great-grandpa

    For his fifth birthday, James wanted money, not gifts. The money wasn’t for a special toy. James wanted to use it to remember his great-grandfather, “Papa,” who died from pancreatic cancer when James was three.

  • Fundraising to end blood disease

    The Warrens have set the bar high. They are hoping to raise $1-million for the Hematology Research Program (HRP) at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) so that medical staff can continue to investigate cures for blood diseases.

  • Innovative lung cancer screening pilot program to launch at VGH

    Aug 26, 2015 -Thanks to a $1.2-million-dollar gift from philanthropists Jason and Emily Ko, Founder of Viva Pharmaceutical Inc., an innovative and potentially life saving lung cancer screening pilot program is launching at VGH.

  • Donors Score a Home Run for Blood Cancer Care and Research

    After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2001 and followed by a stem cell transplant in 2002, John was taken aback by the level of care and caring demonstrated by the complete team of hematologists and support staff at VGH. The decision was immediately made to give back wherever and whenever possible.

  • OVCARE targets worldwide ovarian cancer rates

    As a group, OVCARE has made several transformational discoveries that are fundamentally changing the way people think about ovarian cancer.

  • Jack & Darlene Poole: transforming the future of health care

    Jack Poole was a health care visionary. An extraordinary leader and community builder, he understood…