“Remember, in helping the fight against cancer, you are battling the common enemy.” — Betty Caplan, first President and Founder of the Cancer Research Society In 1945, 12 friends came together with a resolution: that they would do what they could to help conquer cancer. Meeting quietly, then in one another’s homes, they determined that … Read more

Back in the late ’90s, Frances MacGillivray Gougeon raised more than $35,000 for cancer research by crossing Canada on inline skates. On June 1st, 1997, Frances MacGillivray Gougeon set out on a mission. She took a leave of absence from her work as a nurse at St. Marthe’s Hospital in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, with a … Read more

“For the first time in history, we can target cancer cells while sparing the patient’s healthy cells. This means we can develop more effective and less toxic new treatments.” Dr. Noël Raynal and his team at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal are looking at how drugs used to treat patients with heart failure can also protect … Read more

Twenty years ago, Dr. Patricia Tonin took part in an international effort to identify the two genes in women who are at high risk of developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. 20 years ago, a major breakthrough rocked the world of cancer research. With funding from the Cancer Research Society, Dr. Steven Narod and Dr. … Read more

“Funding research is close to my heart because it is the key to give us all more time. For me, the Cancer Research Society represents our best hope to outsmart cancer.” Cancer is a disease that touches so many people. We all know a person or loved one who has faced cancer. But for Canadian … Read more