1 888 939-3333 www.cancer.ca

Our Mission

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers,

whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement

of the quality of life of people living with cancer.

What we doThe Canadian Cancer Society:• funds research on all types of cancer• offers comprehensive and credible

information on cancer, risk reduction and treatment

• provides support for people living with cancer, family members and friends

• Advocacy for public health policy

Rotary is a solid supporter

• Since 2000 this club has donated $14,000 to Canadian Cancer Society

• Two other Mississauga clubs are funding two vans for the unit

We can’t do it without you

Where your money goes

Research: Making progress

1938: 1 in 5 cancer patients recovered

2000:1 in 2 cancer patients is likely to survive

Research: Making a difference

• More than 50% of people diagnosed with cancer today will survive

• Death rates for childhood cancers have fallen by more than 50% since 1950s

• Overall death rates for all cancers declined by 12% in men between 1988 and 2000

• Overall cancer death rates for women, with exception of lung cancer, have declined by 15% since 1974

Canadian Cancer Society:• is the largest charitable funder of cancer

research in Canada through the National Cancer Institute of Canada; invested over $48 million in 2004-2005

• supports more than 100 scientific research studies in Ontario each year

• supports more than 90 clinical trials across the province to test new diagnostic and treatment options

The Canadian Cancer Society funds research:

• Into the underlying causes of cancer

• About specific cancers• About behaviour and lifestyle

choices• About how to reduce the risk of

getting cancer

Promising Ontario cancer research projects:

• hormonal therapies

• colorectal research

• protein research

Research: In Action2004/2005 the Cancer Society funded research across Ontario:– 124 research projects– 88 clinical trials– 8 clinical trials in Credit Valley

Hospital and Trillium Health Centre (breast, prostrate & lung cancer, melanoma, non-hodgkin’s lymphoma)

Some areas of Progress:

• Know more about why cancer starts and then spreads

• Know more about the importance of early detection

• Know more about the role of environmental and lifestyle factors

• Developed new drugs & and technologies for more effective treatment

Some future directions:

• Starving tumours by cutting their blood supply

• Helping the body’s immune system destroy cancer cells

• Using viruses to treat cancer• Developing more precise tests• Making radiation therapy smarter• Killing tumours with light

How many possible advances in cancer research lie in a pile of unfunded research project applications?

We still need to raise more money for cancer

research!

We can’t do it without you

Where your money goes

Services in Your Community

• reliable information

• emotional support

• transportation

• support at cancer centres, lodges, and community hospitals

Reliable Information

For information about cancer, diagnosis, treatment, risk reduction, early detection and resources available in your community, contact the Canadian Cancer Society:

• in your community

• toll-free, 1 888 939-3333

• www.cancer.ca

Emotional Support

We’re here to help. To find out about our various support programs, contact the Canadian Cancer Society:

•in your community

• toll-free, 1 888 939-3333

• www.cancer.ca

CancerConnection 1 800 263-6750

• one-to-one telephone support for people living with cancer and caregivers

• talk to someone who has had a similar experience

• trained volunteers share their personal experience

• free confidential service

Transportation

Our volunteer drivers:

• provide rides for people who need help getting to and from their cancer-related appointments

• offer caring support along the way

Transportation in Mississauga

In 2004/2005 our volunteer drivers:

• Provided 16,679 trips• To 671 adults, 12 children and

170 escorts• Driving 241,211 km

Support at cancer centres, lodges, and community hospitals

• our volunteers support people living with cancer in regional cancer centres, and local hospitals

• lodges provide patients a comfortable, supportive place to stay while

receiving treatment

Advocacy: Bill 164

• Smoke-Free Ontario Act• Impact on businesses & employers• Cancer Society is meeting with

MPPs to show support

Volunteer opportunities

• drive people to treatment

• become a committee or council volunteer

• help others cope with cancer by sharing your experience

• help organize our fundraising events, such as Relay For Life, Cops for Cancer

• canvass your street during our Daffodil Month residential door-to-door campaign

More opportunities

• sell daffodils during Daffodil Days

• support people at regional cancer centres

• help out with administrative tasks

• make presentations and set up displays

• write letters to government officials to advocate for healthy public policies

We can’t do it without you

Other ways to support theCanadian Cancer Society

• You Hold the Cure events

• remember the Canadian Cancer Society in your will

• gifts of cash, securities or other personal property

• In Memoriam donations

• In Honour donations

1 888 939-3333

www.cancer.ca

Let’s Make Cancer History