by Yasmina Seifeddine | Apr 17, 2021 | Awareness, Club Stuff, Event, Healthy Living, Initiatives, News
April is Canada’s Daffodil Month, a month about raising awareness for cancer all around. It is during this Daffodil Campaign that the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and organizations brings Canadians together to commemorate and remember those who battled against...
by Yasmina Seifeddine | Mar 4, 2021 | Awareness, Club Stuff, Event, Initiatives, News, Relay For Life, UBC
With March under way, Relay For Life has arrived at UBCCA and we want to make sure you’re clued in on the event, its history, and how you can get involved regardless of Covid-19. In 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a practicing surgeon, wanted to find a way to raise...
by Leah Jo | Aug 29, 2020 | Club Stuff, Event, News, UBC
Everyone now has full access to UBC Cancer Association’s club page on CampusBase. Here you can find out what we are all about as a club and view images and videos of past events and initiatives. In late August, UBC Cancer Association runs their Jumpstart Social...
by Leah Jo | Jun 3, 2020 | Event, Healthy Living, News
Hundreds of patients in Canada with diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma and aplastic anemia need a stem cell transplant to save their life, and 75% of these patients rely on unrelated donors. 80% of stem cell transplants come from international donors, but currently,...
by Krystle Sievert | May 14, 2020 | Event, News, Relay For Life
Due to the unprecedented circumstances, UBC Relay for Life has been postponed to a further date. While we await the day we can all come together in person, The Canadian Cancer Society has reimagined Relay For Life into Relay At Home — a virtual event that will unite...
by Tracy Wong | Oct 22, 2019 | Event, Initiatives, Relay For Life
Relay for Life Retreat During the past weekend from October 18th to 20th, UBCCA RFL attended the Relay for Life Retreat in Toronto. Along with 47 other student leaders from 24 different post-secondary schools, we spent three days learning about fundraising, Relay for...
