UBC's Dr. Pieter Cullis gives keynote address at the Department of Pathology's annual event

Keynotes, panels, workshops and awards at the annual event

Lung cancer is one of the more deadly cancers a person could be diagnosed with. The most prevalent cause of the disease comes from tobacco smoking, but the incidences of lung cancer has been increasing in Canadians who have never smoked: anywhere from 20% to 30% of total diagnoses, depending on the patient’s region.

A new program at the IWK Health Centre has been helping young patients and their families better understand leukemia diagnoses and treatments by showing them what is happening in their own bodies at each step of the way.