This award supports the development of an interdisciplinary team that embeds research into front line cancer care. The goal is to develop a blood and DNA bank from consenting patients with newly diagnosed cancer, to serve as a resource for studying the causes of cancer as well as responses to, and outcome of, cancer therapies.
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Leader
Dr. Ivo Olivotto, MD; Chief Physician and Radiation Oncologist, BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Island; Professor; Medicine/Surgery, University of British Columbia