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The logo for the Canadian Cancer Society is the daffodil.The flower had served as a symbol of cancer awareness since the 1950s, when volunteers for CCS organized a fundraising tea in Toronto; the volunteers used daffodils to decorate the tables, as they thought it would create hope that cancer could be beaten.
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 .
Over 1,500 participants raised $85,000 that first year. Through the ongoing dedication of volunteers, this first Run has grown into Canada's largest single-day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to breast cancer research, education and awareness. This program is now under the Canadian Cancer Society. [6]
In 1997, Dick reported the detection of cancer stem cells at the root of three other forms of leukemia. This time he presented it as the "cancer stem-cell hypothesis". His model stated that there are different cancer cells and amongst them there is a pecking order in which the abnormal stem cell, is both the key to forming and feeding a cancer ...
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 .
Leah M. Smith is a Canadian biostatistician affiliated with the Canadian Cancer Society and known for her work on the effectiveness and safety of HPV vaccines.She is the 2020 winner of the Lise Manchester Award, given annually by the Statistical Society of Canada in recognition of "excellence in statistical research that helps guide public policy in Canada".
Christine Marthe Friedenreich, FRSC, is a Canadian cancer epidemiologist whose research focuses on the role of physical activity in the development and moderation of cancer. In 2019, Friedenreich was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her contributions to science over the decades.
As the medical director at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Gospodarowicz was awarded the Order of Canada "for contributing to improved cancer radiotherapy and for her leadership in advancing cancer care around the world." [7] She was later named the 2016 recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute's O. Harold Warwick Prize. [8]