Precision Medicine Because of donors like you, we are changing the way we treat and manage cancer with precision medicine. So many patients are seeing improved results when treated according to their genomic makeup. This is truly making a difference in the lives of British Columbians. CBC DOCUMENTARY FEATURES POG PROGRAM On February 23, The Nature of Things: Cracking Cancer episode profiled the journey of seven cancer patients at BC Cancer as participants in the POG Program. Visit CBC.ca/NatureofThings to watch online. - Dr. Malcolm Moore, President, BC Cancer PERSONALIZED ONCO-GENOMICS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW The groundbreaking Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) Program at BC Cancer is funded almost exclusively by philanthropy. POG looks at specific mutations that cause cancer to develop in an individual. Doctors can then customize treatment options to target those mutations. The study's approach pinpointed the exact genetic drivers of Zuri Scrivens' [cover] cancer, which led to a precise treatment regime, including a diabetes drug that has since kept her disease at bay. 8 DONOR IMPACT REPORT 2017 BC Cancer saved my life. - Zuri Scrivens, POG patient and cancer survivor TOP IMAGE ©THINKSTOCK More than 800 patients have been consented to take part in POG. The next phase of this program will see the number of patients expand to 2,000, setting a global precedent both in terms of the diversity of cancers investigated and the number of participants.http://www.CBC.ca/natureofthings