Dr. Roger Rogers, BA, BSW, MD, OBC, died peacefully on November 22, 2011 at the age of 83 years. As a co-founder of InspireHealth, Canada’s first integrative cancer care centre, Dr. Rogers is recognized as a pioneer and leader in integrative cancer care. “It is with sadness and the celebration of a life well lived that I share, with the extended InspireHealth family, that Dr. Rogers has peacefully passed away. Loved by his patients as much as he loved them, Roger was an inspiration to several generations of physicians,” commented Dr. Hal Gunn, co-founder and CEO of InspireHealth. Dr. Rogers was the grateful recipient of many awards and acknowledgements, culminating in the presentation of the Order of British Columbia in 2001. The Hecht Foundation created the Dr. Roger Rogers Prize in 2007, which awards a $250 000 prize biennially to a leader in complementary and alternative medicine. Dr Rogers leaves the legacy of an extraordinary career that will continue to shape and influence the future of cancer care not only in Canada but also worldwide.
