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Life-saving discoveries need visionary supporters

Help bring groundbreaking cancer research discoveries from the lab to life 

Pursuing breakthroughs that change lives

When cancer research moves into the clinical trial phase, it means promising new treatments are one step closer for everyone.  

The rigorous science that brings life-saving innovations from a concept, to the lab, and then into people’s lives, takes years. Sustained donor funding is essential to keep up momentum, spark breakthroughs in cancer detection and treatment – and save and improve lives. 

Transformational gifts – those much needed, high-impact donations – fuel groundbreaking discoveries that bring hope to people facing cancer and save lives. 

Keeping up the momentum of cancer research progress

Donors have helped the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) fund 119 active clinical trials last year alone, giving researchers the runway to transform bold ideas into clinically-tested innovations. Sustained investments into the most promising new treatments spark hope for a better future for people facing cancer. 

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Your generosity powers innovative research that brings hope to people facing cancer

Transformative gifts sustain the most promising cancer research and empower Canada’s brightest researchers to push the boundaries of science. Here’s what donors made possible in 2023/24:
$44.7M invested in high-impact research and innovation 3,057 people provided access to life-changing clinical trials
3,057 people provided access to life-changing clinical trials 400 research projects funded across the cancer continuum
400 research projects funded across the cancer continuum 45 Research institutions supported across all 10 provinces

It takes all of us to take on cancer

CCS has a rich history of funding innovative and impactful research that shapes our understanding of cancer and tests the most promising new treatments to save and improve more lives. 

With nearly half of Canadians expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, the need to transform the future of cancer has never been greater. It takes all of us to take on something as big as cancer – it takes a society. 

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