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Urve Kuusk, MD, FRCSC, FACS
As breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, the need for more breast imaging, diagnostic, and treatment services will likely increase as the population grows and ages. There have been multiple attempts over the... Read More
Born in Ipswich, England, on 2 November 1934, Dr Patricia Rebbeck grew up in a happy English family. Her father’s engineering career required the family to move frequently and as a consequence Pat attended four... Read More
Breast cancer will be diagnosed in approximately 2500 women in BC this year. BC has the highest incidence of breast cancer in Canada, but it also has the best survival rate. This is due in part to improved detection of... Read More
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