by Yasmina Seifeddine | Oct 16, 2020 | Initiatives, News
It’s breast cancer awareness month, and from its history, societal implications and its eye-opening statistics, there is a whole lot to acknowledge and educate ourselves on. To start off with some history, celebrating breast cancer awareness actually began in 1985,...
by Clare | Sep 7, 2020 | Relay For Life
Hello Everyone! I hope the first week of September finds you well and ready for the upcoming school year- we are rooting for all of you! A quick note before we learn a bit about childhood cancer within Canada; we at Relay for Life of UBC would love to have you on...
by Eashan H | Sep 7, 2020 | Cancer Decoded, Series
Our September Cancer Decoded comic is out! This month, we take a look at infant brain tumours, the most common type of cancer in infants, after leukemia, owing to difficulties in detection. Linked to family history, a common first sign of brain tumours is a...
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 Clare | Aug 6, 2020 | Relay For Life
Hello, and welcome to the UBC Cancer Association’s Relay For Life blog! We have an exciting year of content and programming ahead, and can’t wait to share it with you all- things may not look the exact same as they have in the past, but we are confident that with...
by Eashan H | Aug 4, 2020 | News
UBC Cancer Association raised dollars towards the Canadian Cancer Society Fundraising: What Does The Money Do? Fighting cancer can be a long and difficult process, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Through the efforts of researchers and medical professionals as well...
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...
by Tracy Wong | Apr 7, 2019 | Club Stuff, News, UBC
Elections Results 2019 Congratulations to the newly elected executive team! The election was concluded on March 20th, 2019 during the Annual General Meeting. Executive transition is in progress and the newly elected team will commence their tenure in early April....
