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The BC Cancer Agency is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia, Canada. The Agency has a three-part mission: To reduce the incidence of cancer. To reduce the mortality rate of people with cancer. To improve the quality of life of people living with cancer.FacilitiesThe BC Cancer Agency’s first cancer treatment centre officially opened in Vancouver on November 5, 1938.The BC Cancer Agency operates six regional cancer centres and the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, with departments in Vancouver and in Victoria.Essentially all radiotherapy services in British Columbia are provided by the BC Cancer Agency, as well as a majority of chemotherapy services. The Agency works with local health authorities across the province to provide cancer clinics in areas remote from the six main cancer centres, to cover rural British Columbia and the Yukon. In addition, the BC Cancer Agency provides prostate brachytherapy services to Saskatchewan province.