The family of Bob Hager, the Vancouver lawyer who helped establish the Philips, Hager and North law firm and lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2011, has donated $5 million to enhance the Pancreas Centre BC research facility he launched before his passing. His wife Judy and co-director Dr. Daniel Renouf discuss the advances and challenges of combatting pancreatic cancer on World Pancreatic Cancer Day. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

<p>The family of Bob Hager, the Vancouver lawyer who helped establish the Philips, Hager and North law firm and lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2011, has donated $5 million to enhance the Pancreas Centre BC research facility he launched before his passing. His wife Judy and co-director Dr. Daniel Renouf discuss the advances and challenges of combatting pancreatic cancer on World Pancreatic Cancer Day. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.</p>

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