Category Archives: Cancer

Giving Tuesday

By Cancer Foundation on December 6 / 2022

Thank you for your generous gifts on Giving Tuesday! We’re so grateful that you answered the call for local cancer support on Giving…

A Salute to Our Volunteers: The Value of One, The Power of Many

By Cancer Foundation on March 29 / 2021

[ Cancer, Uncategorized ]

Claudia Guidolin and Alain Lamoureux are two of the volunteers we are recognizing this year for National Volunteer Week. Every April during National…

The Flow Cytometer: One Step Closer to Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer

By Cancer Foundation on February 10 / 2021

[ Cancer, Clinical Trials, News, Research ]

As researchers around the world race to discover new approaches to treating cancer, many believe the answer lies in tailoring treatment specifically…

Radon: What Does It Have to Do with Lung Cancer?

By Cancer Foundation on November 22 / 2019

[ Cancer ]

In July, the Canadian Cancer Society reported once again that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in Canada.…

Why is Now the Best Time for You to Support Clinical Trials in Ottawa?

By Cancer Foundation on October 3 / 2019

[ Cancer, Clinical Trials, Uncategorized ]

Dr. Shawn Malone, Radiation Oncologist at the Ottawa Hospital and an investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute stands outside his…

Revealed: The Secret Language of a Pathology Report

By Cancer Foundation on September 3 / 2019

[ Cancer, Research ]

Jason Wasserman MD PhD FRCPC, co-creator of MyPathologyReport.ca is working with Cancer Coaches to help their clients easily interpret their pathology…

A New Link Between Diet and Breast Cancer Treatment…What Does It Mean?

By Emily Fitzgerald, MScFN,RD on May 22 / 2019

[ Cancer, Nutrition, Research ]

Did you know that every hour somewhere in the world, a discovery is made that helps us learn more about cancer? Well, researchers recently…

What’s New In Local Oncolytic Virus Therapy?

By Cancer Foundation on September 6 / 2018

[ Cancer, Clinical Trials, News, Research ]

The Cancer Foundation has long supported the work of local researcher Dr. John Bell and his colleagues, who over the last decade have made significant…