In Memory of Rabbi Bulka
[header4]As together we mourn the passing of Rabbi Bulka, may these memories we share bring us strength and serenity[/header4] [btng link=”#comments” target=”” ]Leave a Tribute Message[/btng] [btng link=”https://ottawacancer.ca/get-involved/ways-to-give/tribute-giving/rabbi-bulka/” target=”” ]Make a Tribute Gift[/btng] For decades, Rabbi Reuven Bulka’s gentle presence has been at the heart of our work. Having lost his first wife Naomi […]
Peter Charbonneau: Proud Cancer Champion
One can do many things to become a Cancer Champion, but it is rare for someone to do almost all of them. Yet Peter Charbonneau is exactly that “someone”! As a cancer survivor himself, Peter has been instrumental in advocating and raising funds for local cancer care over the years, and is a generous donor […]
The Flow Cytometer: One Step Closer to Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer
As researchers around the world race to discover new approaches to treating cancer, many believe the answer lies in tailoring treatment specifically to the individual patient, a practice called personalized medicine. Now, thanks in part to donors to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and The Ottawa Hospital, new possibilities for personalized medicine can be explored […]
Cancer Foundation President & CEO Retiring After 15 Years of Service
With much gratitude for her fifteen years of service, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Board of Directors today announces Linda Eagen’s retirement as President and CEO of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Since 2004, Linda has been a champion for cancer care and research in Eastern Ontario. Under her leadership, the Cancer Foundation advanced regional […]
What’s New In Local Oncolytic Virus Therapy?
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 strides in using specially engineered viruses to treat different types of cancer. Thanks to the support of donors in Ottawa over the years, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) now […]
Combined Immunotherapies: The Path to a Cure
When Dr. John Bell and Dr. Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa recently tested a cure for triple negative breast cancer in mice, they discovered a strategy that could be effective in treating many different types of cancer in the future. It involves combined immunotherapies, a type of treatment where […]
Celebrating Milestones in Local Clinical Trials
The Cancer Foundation celebrates a grant to the Clinical Trials Office in 2016. For over a decade, the Cancer Foundation has been one of the only organizations funding our local Clinical Trials Office here in Ottawa, making sure that patients at our local hospitals always have access to the latest and most promising treatments. Since […]
Matching our Community’s Compassion
[header6]Subhas and Uttra Bhargava love their community, but one of the things they love most is its potential – they know Ottawa is home to some of the best doctors, researchers and innovators in the world.[/header6] Having watched many of their loved ones confront difficult illnesses throughout their lives, Uttra and Subhas have been extremely […]
She’s Saving Lives, One Step at a Time
EPIC WALK Ambassador Allison McBrine shares why she believes the event’s impact will extend far beyond its final year. [Photo: Rachel Gallipeau] Each year for nearly a decade, I’ve walked in the EPIC WALK. It has been one of my deepest passions. I am not a doctor or health professional. I don’t have any special […]
Cancer Champion and Clinical Investigator: Dr Johanne Weberpals
Dr. Johanne Weberpals is looking at cancer research through a whole new lens these days. After her father was diagnosed and treated for cancer, she says she learned a lot from the first-hand account he gave about the treatments he received and the impacts those treatments had on his day-to-day life. “I think it affects you […]
