Cancer Prevention Research Cluster (CPRC)

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. One in every two Canadians will receive a cancer diagnosis. Despite improvements in treatment these trends will remain as the Canadian population ages. Given the scale of the cancer burden, cancer control must move beyond treatment to emphasize prevention. The cancer prevention cluster will:

• Create a network of researchers, practitioners and stakeholders to enhance the landscape of cancer prevention in BC and beyond;
• Conduct interdisciplinary research to generate cancer prevention evidence, moving evidence into policy and practice;
• Focus cancer prevention on priority populations to reduce cancer inequities.