BC Cancer Screening and Prevention

09/16/2025

We spend about 90% of our time indoors, so the air we breathe matters. Love cooking at home? Try lower-temperature, water-based cooking methods like steaming, boiling, poaching or stewing. These methods produce fewer air pollutants than frying or grilling.

For more information about air quality, visit bccancer.ca/prevent/air-quality

09/13/2025

Hi, it’s Eleah, your cancer dietitian! Join me and my colleagues from across BC for a new year-long series on nutrition and cancer prevention.

Our recommendations are grounded in the strongest available evidence, including from the Third Expert Report by the World Cancer Research Fund.

What topics would you like us to cover? Share your ideas in the comments!

09/12/2025

Join us next week for a virtual nutrition class, Eating Well on Your Cancer Journey, led by a BC Cancer Registered Dietitian!

• Available to anyone with cancer, regardless of where or if they received treatment
• Most appropriate for anyone at low or moderate risk of malnutrition
• Family or friends of people with cancer looking for nutrition information can also register

📅 When: Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 1:30-2:30 PM PST
🔗 Register here: https://ow.ly/XZPv50WJeLH

09/11/2025

Most people can do colon screening with an easy at-home test.

Talk to a health care provider to see if you're eligible. If you are they'll give you an order form for a free FIT kit.

Take your order form and your BC Services Card/CareCard to a designated lab, and pick up your test kit.

Do the test at home by following the instructions in the kit. No special preparation is needed. You can continue to eat your usual foods and take your medications.

Drop your sample off at the lab within 7 days of taking the test.

Access your results through Health Gateway or from your health care provider.

09/09/2025

Cancer screening is an important part of 2SLGBTQIA+ health. Stay informed and consider if breast/chest, cervix, colon and/or lung screening is right for you.

09/06/2025

Lung screening is for those at high risk who are generally healthy. If you are:

✔ 55 to 74 years of age

✔ Have a significant history of regularly smoking commercial to***co (ci******es, ci**rs, etc), currently or in the past.

Call us at 1-877-717-5864 to see if you're eligible.

If you are experiencing any symptoms talk to a health care provider.

09/05/2025

My forecast of the day: 100% chance of being sun safe.

09/04/2025

We are excited to be re-launching our virtual nutrition classes titled Eating Well on Your Cancer Journey for another six offerings through Fall 2025 and Winter 2026. The first session is this month on Sept. 17.

• Available to anyone with cancer, regardless of where or if they received treatment
• Most appropriate for anyone at low or moderate risk of malnutrition
• Family or friends of people with cancer looking for nutrition information can also register

📅 When: Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 1:30-2:30 PM PST
🔗 Register here: https://ow.ly/XZPv50WJeLH

09/03/2025

Back to school means back to routines like your regular screenings. Do you have a reminder letter in your to-do pile? Now is a great time to schedule that in.

09/02/2025

09/01/2025

Our mobile mammography coaches are all over the province this month, including:

Bella Bella – Sep 18-19
Parksville – Sep 2-5
Port Hardy – Sep 8-12
Clearwater – Sep 1-3
Sparwood – Sep 17-20

Check out the clinic locator for the full list of stops: www.screeningbc.ca/clinic-locator

08/30/2025

There’s something about a cold drink after a tough climb that just hits different. It's a reminder that our bodies carry us to some pretty amazing places.

If you're heading outdoors, remember the essentials: hat, sunglasses, SPF 30+, light long sleeves, and a big bottle of water. The higher you go, the harder the sun works - but with the right gear and good hydration, you can focus on the view instead of the burn.

Where’s your favourite place to stop and take it all in?