The Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) is a

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...

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centre located in

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. It is a

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and VGH Centre of Excellence and a designated national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research. The VPC is hosted by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine,

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

. The VPC's research laboratory was initially located in the Jack Bell Research Centre on the

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campus. In 2011, the Centre expanded its research laboratories into the

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Research Centre, a newly built adjoining building which also houses the Ovarian Cancer Research Program - OVCARE and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility.

Founding

Drs.

Larry Goldenberg S. Larry Goldenberg, (born 1953) is a Canadian researcher in the field of medicine and a pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer. Goldenberg was born in Toronto, Ontario to survivors of the Holocaust who had immigrated to Canada after the ...

, Paul Rennie, Martin Gleave and

Colleen Nelson Professor Colleen Nelson is a scientist in prostate cancer Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. Th ...

founded the VPC (then called The Prostate Centre at VGH) in 1998. In 1999, the Centre was aided with a $20 million donation by Vancouver businessman

Jim Pattison James Allen Pattison (born October 1, 1928) is a Canadian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he holds the position of chief executive officer, chairman and sole owner of the Jim Pa ...

(the largest private donation ever made to a health care facility in Canada), a VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation $45 million campaign for matching funds, and a $10 million grant from Health Canada. Research at the VPC is funded via peer-reviewed research grant awards and philanthropic support from the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation.

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Vancouver Prostate Centre
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