2025/26 Impact report
Drive collective action against cancer
Taking on cancer together
We’re proud to share the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2025/26 Impact Report, highlighting the progress we made together toward a future without cancer.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, volunteers, partners and supporters, we advanced bold, high-potential research, pushed for policy change to protect the health of people in Canada, and provided compassionate and practical support to those affected by cancer across the country.
Your generosity made it all possible. We expanded support for people who need to travel to treatment, making a difficult time more manageable. We championed improvements to screening and early detection to help find cancer sooner, when treatment can be more effective. And we funded cancer prevention research aimed at stopping cancer before it starts.
At the same time, we laid important groundwork for the future. We developed a new strategic plan to guide CCS in the years ahead, with a clear focus on saving lives, improving lives and driving collective action against cancer. We also launched national action plans to advance two urgent priorities: improving access to clinical trials in Canada and reducing lung cancer deaths.
Together, we made a meaningful difference. Thank you for helping create a better future for everyone affected by cancer.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, volunteers, partners and supporters, we advanced bold, high-potential research, pushed for policy change to protect the health of people in Canada, and provided compassionate and practical support to those affected by cancer across the country.
Your generosity made it all possible. We expanded support for people who need to travel to treatment, making a difficult time more manageable. We championed improvements to screening and early detection to help find cancer sooner, when treatment can be more effective. And we funded cancer prevention research aimed at stopping cancer before it starts.
At the same time, we laid important groundwork for the future. We developed a new strategic plan to guide CCS in the years ahead, with a clear focus on saving lives, improving lives and driving collective action against cancer. We also launched national action plans to advance two urgent priorities: improving access to clinical trials in Canada and reducing lung cancer deaths.
Together, we made a meaningful difference. Thank you for helping create a better future for everyone affected by cancer.
Andrea Seale
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Cancer Society
Christopher Wein
Board Chair
Canadian Cancer Society
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