Kelowna residents will now be able to access ground-breaking cancer treatments at home at the new Surgical Oncology Research Program at the BC Cancer Centre, located adjacent to the Kelowna General Hospital.
Now in Kelowna there will be a research facility and program dedicated to the study of cancer treatments and surgeries.
The new program was funded by a donation of $1.5 million from Ken and Gloria Sargent and will be led by Dr. Chris Baliski, a surgical oncologist.
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Patients in Kelowna will be able to benefit from the latest in cancer surgery research.
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Patients in Kelowna will have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge clinical trials and researchers will work to better understand disease biology and how cancer responds to treatment.
Baliski said there will be a focus on enhancing the standard of care through research, with a special interest in patient-reported outcomes.
