Heather Culbert and her husband, Michael, are long-time donors to the University of Calgary, devoted to elevating cancer research that will make a difference via early detection and improved precision treatment. Culbert’s interest is, indeed, personal: though she lost her mom to cancer, she herself is a cancer survivor with a message of hope as […]
Arrow Big Smoke, a proud member of the Piikani Nation, supports Indigenous people in Alberta impacted by cancer. Finding yourself in the medical world, juggling appointments, therapies and treatments is intimidating. It’s even more complicated if you speak another language or have unique personal needs. With the support of enhanced navigation for certain patient populations, […]
Chancellor Deborah Yedlin tells her mother’s story, just one example of hope In 1962, Tova Yedlin was balancing an already full plate, in the midst of earning her PhD in history and raising her two children. It was also the year that she received a devastating cancer diagnosis. “My mother was visiting her parents in […]
Alberta has all the right ingredients to be leaders in prevention and screening. Talent. Data. Technical Know-How. Machine Learning. Passion. Bringing all of those pieces together in the Calgary Cancer Centre will allow us to change the way we prevent and detect cancer. Dr. Huiming Yang explains the benefits of this system. “I like to […]
Opening in 2024, the Calgary Cancer Centre will be a hub for health care, science and research, boosting the quality of cancer treatment while bringing economic returns. On schedule to open in 2024, the Calgary Cancer Centre will be the largest standalone comprehensive cancer centre in Canada. “It will be right up there with the […]
Battling cancer – and winning – is just the beginning for survivors, especially those who beat cancer in their teens or young adult years. “Compared to children or older adults, cancer in adolescents and young adults has generally been overlooked in research globally, and that’s why I wanted to work with this group of cancer […]
