Town Talk: Hereditary cancer research gets $2.6-million boost at gala

INSPIRED NIGHT: B.C. Cancer Foundation president-CEO Sarah Roth left the Hotel Vancouver recently with $2.61 million in hand. Raised at the Inspiration gala, it will help hereditary cancer program co-leader Intan Schrader and researchers find and address genetic risks that may influence up to 10 per cent of advanced cancers. Gala familiars Tamara Taggart chaired and Jane Hungerford and Deborah Roitberg co-chaired the event that received $600,000 from the Chan Family Foundation. Laurie Rix added