Summer sun safety – tips to prevent skin cancer
As someone with red hair and very fair skin, protecting myself from the sun’s harmful rays has always been top of mind. Even if you don’t burn as quickly as me, it’s still important to make sure...
Cancer prevention
Spotlight on Shannon Saxler, mammography technologist in Quesnel
(Shared with permission from BC Cancer) Meet Shannon Saxler, a mammography technologist at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel When she’s not saving lives, Shannon enjoys being outdoors, i...
Spotlight on Ashley Erickson, mammography technologist, Prince Rupert
(Shared with permission from BC Cancer) Meet Ashley Erickson, a mammography technologist at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. When she’s not saving lives, Ashley enjoys spending time in nature....
Pilot projects aim to find appropriate cervical screening process in BC
Three new pilot projects aimed at making the cervical screening process for Indigenous women and girls more accessible have launched in Northern BC. Two projects are being conducted in partnership ...
Northern Health staff Ride to Conquer Cancer
Did you know that approximately 1 in 2 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime and that 1 in 4 will die of the disease? With these statistics in mind, you might think: what can I do about it? ...
Tough Enough to Wear Pink in the Kispiox Valley
If you’ve been to a rodeo in the recent past, you may have noticed some cowboys and cowgirls dressed in pink. And if you found yourself at the Kispiox Valley Rodeo last summer, you definitely would ...
