Preliminary sitework is set to get underway for the new BC Cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Once complete in 2028, cancer patients living in Central and North Vancouver Island will be able to receive the care they need closer to home.
People in the Alberni Valley and surrounding regions will benefit from more accurate and faster cancer screening thanks to a new, state-of-the-art 3D mammography system at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni.
This page is offered to all Island Health area residents to help access information on breast health services nearest you.
During your treatment and after, there are a variety of support systems to help you through your breast cancer journey.
Exercise is an important component of breast cancer recovery and risk reduction.
The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography Program provides free, regular mammograms to BC women from the age of 40 without a doctor’s referral.
In the screening of women without symptoms, mammography remains the most reliable method of detecting abnormalities.
This page outlines the steps to take when investigating a breast health concern.
If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer or have a breast health concern, we can help.
Breast cancer is treated by a team of experts who use a combination of surgery and/or therapy applied after initial treatment for cancer.