BC Cancer Foundation - Spring 2015 - (Page 6)
WHY I GIVE
Pay It Forward
Reaching life's special milestones inspires
Jane Young to give hope to cancer patients
J
ane Young is the VP of Corporate
Relations for Peterson Group,
a director on the BC Cancer
Foundation board and mother to teen
triplets. For a long while now, she has
measured her life in milestones.
As a cancer survivor, Jane is always
hoping to reach the next major milestone. "Cancer doesn't give you a pass
because you are a young mother or
because you have people who depend
on you," says Jane, who has a background in pharmaceutical science.
OPENING NEW DOORS
After experiencing the impact a cancer diagnosis and treatment have,
Jane quickly realized that what every
person facing cancer really needs is
hope. And, hope is something Jane
has in spades, thanks to the expertise
of BC Cancer Agency researchers and
oncologists like Dr. Roy Ma, who conduct clinical research to continuously
improve care for cancer patients.
Grateful for her own treatment
and 14 years cancer-free, Jane has
been inspired to help ensure clinicians and researchers have the best
tools to continue their great work.
Recently, she played an instrumental
role in spearheading the Foundation's
inaugural Hope Couture fashion show,
which sparked momentum raising
$1.5 million to support a highly specialized radiotherapy technology
called VERO™. This high-tech machine
will allow Dr. Ma and his colleagues
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PARTNeRS IN DISCOVeRY
to advance clinical research and provide treatment options to patients
who may have run out of options.
EXPANDING TREATMENT
OPTIONS
The BC Cancer Agency's expert clinicians and researchers have an
established history of excellence in
the development of radiation technology platforms using evidence-based
research protocols.
With its ability to track the movement of a tumour in real time and its
precisely contoured beams, Dr. Ma
says the VERO will open the door to
research new treatment options for
patients with brain, liver, pancreas,
kidney and lung cancers, which represent the most common causes of
cancer death worldwide. They are traditionally among the most difficult to
target and treat.
"We have an opportunity to really
change the standard of care," says
Dr. Ma.
Thanks to Jane's efforts and the
generosity of BC Cancer Foundation
donors, $6.5 million was raised in
Jane Young's commitment to the BC Cancer
Foundation has helped to ensure researchers and clinicians have the tools they need
to make groundbreaking discoveries.
less than six months to ensure the
acquisition of a world-class VERO
radiotherapy delivery system. This
cutting-edge piece of technology, in
conjunction with a stereotactic body
radiotherapy program, will raise the
status quo for radiation therapy and
improve the lives of thousands of
British Columbians affected by hardto-treat cancers.
Jane's motivation to give remains
simple: "I want to give hope to those
who suffer from cancer, to help more
people get to the milestones in their
life."
HOPE COUTURE HELPS CANCER CARE
GO HIGH-TECH
Thanks to Hope Couture and the generosity of
BC Cancer Foundation donors, the VeRO™ is coming to the BC Cancer Agency. Learn more about Hope
Couture, a fashion fundraiser, happening this September:
bccancerfoundation.com.
http://www.bccancerfoundation.com
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of BC Cancer Foundation - Spring 2015
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Healthy Insights
Why I Give
Researcher Profile
The Future of Prostate Cancer Care
Game-Changing Cancer Research
The Protein Link to Cancer
Legacy Giving
Regional Roundup
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