Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Canadian Cancer Society also advocates on behalf of Canadians by encouraging governments to pass public policies that will help prevent cancer and help people who have cancer. Issues the Society advocates for include tobacco control, ornamental use of pesticides, health systems reform, occupational carcinogen exposure, cancer screening and ...
When Fox was discouraged because so few people were making donations, Sharp pledged $2 a mile and persuaded close to 1,000 other corporations to do the same. [33] Fox was convinced by the Canadian Cancer Society that arriving in Ottawa for Canada Day would aid fundraising efforts, so he remained in Montreal for a few extra days. [31]
The Society also provides services to patients and their families through their Patient Services programs, and runs awareness campaigns through the School & Youth program. In 2007, an estimated 4,200 Canadians will be diagnosed with leukemia ; 7,680 with lymphoma and 2,000 with myeloma .
Pages in category "Cancer organizations based in Canada" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ashley Anne Kirilow (born 1987) is a Canadian woman who raised money to aid cancer patients while pretending to have cancer herself. [1] [2] When Kirilow's fraud was made public, her story was republished around the world. [3]
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA; French: Association médicale canadienne, AMC) is a national, voluntary association of physicians and medical learners that advocates on national health matters. Its primary mandate is to drive positive change in health care by advocating on key health issues facing doctors and their patients.
This donation, together with subsequent generous contributions from the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, the British Columbia Cancer Agency, the P.A. Woodward Foundation, the British Columbia Order of the Eastern Star, the British Columbia Health Care and Research Foundation, the University of British Columbia ...
In 1984, at age 18, he embarked on a run across Canada entitled Journey for Lives to raise funds for cancer research. The Canadian Cancer Society (specifically the BC chapter) were wary of any attempts that might taint the image of them or Fox's legacy in their rejection of Fonyo. Regardless, on March 31, he began his journey in St. John’s ...