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The BC Cancer Research Centre (also known as the BCCRC, BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, or BCCA Cancer Research Centre) is located in
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, Canada. Scientists and researchers perform basic, epidemiological, and clinical research on
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, early diagnosis of cancer, the molecular and genetic characteristics of the cancer process, and basic research related to new treatments for cancer. With direct links to the cancer centres across the province, discoveries at the Research Centre are quickly translated into clinical applications. In 2005 the
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certified the building had met LEED (
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) Gold standards for its
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, making it the first health-care facility in Canada to attain that distinction.


Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre

The Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, named for Nobel laureate Michael Smith, is located in the BC Cancer Research Centre.


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BC Cancer Agency BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia, Canada. Facilities BC Cancer's first cancer treatment centre (then known as the British Columbia Cancer Institute) officially opened in Vancouver on November 5, ...
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BC Cancer Foundation BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia, Canada. Facilities BC Cancer's first cancer treatment centre (then known as the British Columbia Cancer Institute) officially opened in Vancouver on November 5, ...
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Provincial Health Services Authority Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services, alth ...


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