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Award winners Dr Frances Shepherd, Dr Gary Groot, Dr Amit Oza, Dr Samuel Aparicio, Dr Housheng He, Dr Sumit Gupta
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Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research: meet the winners
September 13, 2023
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Easing the burden of breast cancer treatment
September 12, 2023
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Pioneering new cancer treatments using lab-grown tumours
September 12, 2023
Dr Christina Addison in a laboratory
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A new sugar-based dye to detect breast cancer
September 12, 2023
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The Canadian Cancer Society launches Collective Strides
September 4, 2023
Dr Cynthia Hawkins, CCS-funded researcher
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Sparing children from risky brain surgery
September 1, 2023
Dr Catherine O’Brien in a laboratory
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Targeting drug-resistant cancer cells
August 31, 2023
Harland, childhood cancer survivor reading a book.
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A home away from home for children with cancer
August 31, 2023
A female cancer researcher typing into a touch screen and holding a vial in a lab.
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WICC Continues Unstoppable Crusade to Raise $25 Million by 2025 for the Canadian Cancer Society
August 29, 2023
Dr Tarek Bismar sitting in a laboratory
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Predicting prostate cancer outcomes for better care
August 14, 2023
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Worry-free transportation to treatment
August 13, 2023
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Chef Wallace Wong’s shrimp and egg fried rice
July 26, 2023
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School is back and so is Youth Troop program
July 26, 2023
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Supporting those facing breast cancer
July 26, 2023
Bobbi Jo
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When you run for one, you run for all
July 26, 2023
A doctor and elderly patient go over a scan together
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Study to improve equity for Black men with prostate cancer
July 26, 2023
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Introducing new board of directors
July 20, 2023
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Finding fulfillment through volunteering
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