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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Our Prince George numbers surpassed even the success of our January clinic in Kelowna, where we signed up a total of 967 participants! One notable participant was the Mayor of Prince George, Dan Rogers. A special thank you to the Prince George United Steelworkers and Solutions Staffing for generously providing the office space in their building, to the BC Cancer Foundation for their generous funding support, and to the wonderful local nurses who put in long hours and helped manage the centre.
Mayor Dan Rogers and Sylvie Perreault, BC Generations Project Nurse
It’s not too late to join the study and make an appointment – we are extending our stay by hosting two more days of clinic appointments in Prince George on Monday, July 18 and Monday, July 25. If you can’t make it for an appointment on one of those last days, you can still participate by requesting a questionnaire be mailed out to you. Just give us a call at 1-877-675-8221 or click our link: Join BC Generations Project.
Residents of Northern B.C. are being invited to participate in a major cancer prevention study.
The B.C. Cancer Agency’s B.C. Generations Project will be providing the opportunity for residents, age 35 to 69, to contribute to a study which could possibly benefit the future health of British Columbians.
The project is part of the largest health study of its kind in Canada and will explore how a variety of factors, including genetics, environment, lifestyle and behaviour contribute to our risk of developing cancer. The project will also explore other chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
John Spinelli, a distinguished scientist for B.C. Cancer Agency and the B.C. Generations Project chief investigator, says all information gathered by participants will be completely anonymous and everything obtained through the study will contribute to future cancer studies.
The study is aiming to collect health information, along with blood and urine samples of 40,000 residents of the province.
Spinelli says “The B.C. Generations Project provides every Northern resident with the opportunity to take an active role in helping researchers better understand the lifestyle and genetic factors linked to cancer and chronic disease. This study is significant for the future health of our community.”
Residents can participate through a mail-in survey, or people living close to the Prince George assessment clinic, can drop by in person from June 7 to July 9. The temporary clinic is located at 1777 third Ave, Suite 300.
For more information on the study or how to get involved, please contact 604-675-8221, or call toll free 1-877-675-8221. Information can also be gained via email at bcgenerationsproject@bccrc.ca or by visiting their official website.
