Thanks to a wonderful response from participants wanting to sign up for the BC Generations Project at our Coquitlam clinic (Burquitlam Plaza), we’re now booking appointments until Tuesday, September 20. There are still some spots available, so call now at 604-675-8221!
If you can’t attend our clinic in person, you can still sign up for the BC Generations Project. Simply use our online form, or call the Project at 604-675-8221, and we’ll send you a study package that you can fill out at home.
Our temporary assessment centre at Burquitlam Plaza opened on August 16 and so far residents have been keen to participate. The location is very convenient – with free parking, a lab around the corner, and a Safeway nearby.
Opening day festivities included Principal Investigator Dr. John Spinelli, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain MLA Douglas Horne, Project Director Dr. Marilyn Borugian, Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy, Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Diane Thorne, BC Cancer Foundation CEO Doug Nelson, Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Iain Black and study participant Paul McDonald.
We are booking appointments for these optional assessments – including bone density, blood pressure and body mass index measurements – through mid-September only. Don’t miss out! We have appointments available Mondays thru Saturdays, including evening appointments until 7:30 pm on some days. For an appointment, call 604-675-8221 or sign up at Join BC Generations Project.
So far, almost 500 participants have booked appointments at the Burquitlam centre – located at 526 Clarke Road, Coquitlam. We are hoping to sign up more than 1,000 new participants at this location.
The temporary centre will be located at the Burquitlam Plaza mall at 526 Clarke Road(at Como Lake) and has lots of free parking. We will be booking appointments through to mid-September. These appointments are an optional yet informative part of our project. We’ll be doing bone density, body mass and blood pressure measurements.
To join our project, and book a 30-minute appointment at the assessment centre, please give us a call at 604-675-8221 or sign up at Join BC Generations Project. Be sure to also share the news with your friends in the Burnaby, New West, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam areas!
Did you see our recent news coverage? We were featured on Global TV News on July 27! If you saw the story and now want to join the project, here’s a quick sign-up link: Join BC Generations Project.
We are thrilled with the coverage. This story is a great way for people to learn about the project – be sure to tell your friends, too – help us grow our participant numbers!
Why did you participate in the BC Generations Project?
I chose to take part in the BC Generations project to show my appreciation for the professional and compassionate care I received throughout my cancer journey and also with the hope that by my contribution to research someone else might be spared the trauma of this disease.
I wouldn’t want anyone else have to go through surgery and treatments if a simple test or visit to the doctor can prevent it.
In the last few years, have you made any changes to your lifestyle in the interest of cancer prevention?
Not really, except that I constantly battle my tendency to be overweight. I’ve had to make major changes in food choices because of the damaging effects of treatments (chemo and radiation). I am much more sensitive to subtle changes in my body – this prompts me to be more proactive in seeing my doctor.
Would you recommend participation in the BC Generations Project to others? If so, why?
Yes, I certainly would. As a survivor I feel it is close to a duty to my fellow human beings to help them be aware of the disease but also of any possible alternatives to getting it. I chose the message of testing and, hopefully, preventing colorectal cancer as a topic for one of my Toastmasters presentations. I was delighted to learn that two of our members made appointments with their doctors and were tested.
What do you feel you got out of participating in the project?
A renewed sense of appreciation for the excellent care and compassionate support I received from medical staff, doctors and support staff.
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