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Your contribution counts

Funds raised through Relay For Life support the Canadian Cancer Society’s mission to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life of Canadians living with cancer. When you make a gift to the Society, your money will help to:

• fund the most promising research projects in the country on all types of cancer
• provide information services and support programs in the community
• advocate for public policies that prevent cancer and help those living with it  

The Canadian Cancer Society is the largest charitable funder of cancer research in Canada. In 2010-2011, the Canadian Cancer Society funded more than $48 million in leading-edge research projects across the country.

Did you know?

• The number of new cancer cases will increase by approximately 60% over the next 20 years due to our aging and growing population.
• Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada.
• An estimated 1 out of every 4 Canadians is expected to die from cancer.
• But with your help, the cancer death rate is dropping - nearly 100,000 lives were saved in Canada between 1988 and 2007.

Thanks to research, more people are surviving cancer with less severe treatment, and we’ve found more ways to prevent cancer and to detect it early. We need your support to continue to make these advances.