Each year, thousands of Canadian men with prostate cancer undergo biopsies to help their doctors better understand the progression and nature of their disease. It provides vital, sometimes life-saving information, yet cancer researcher John Lewis knows it can be a difficult test to ask of anyone.
Heart medication taken in combination with chemotherapy reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular damage in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to results from a new landmark clinical trial.Existing research has shown some cancer therapies such as Herceptin greatly improve survival rates for early-stage breast cancer, but come with a fivefold risk of heart failure—a devastating condition as life-threatening as the cancer itself.
Researchers in Calgary and Edmonton have launched a lung cancer screening study to determine the best criteria for catching the deadly disease while it’s still treatable.
The Alberta Cancer Foundation has invested $3 million into a colorectal research projectthat will prevent tumours from being able to repair themselves after radiation treatment, increasing the chance of success for patients facing this disease.
Every day, 43 Albertans hear the words “you have cancer.” The Alberta Cancer Foundation and its donors stand alongside Albertans facing cancer by investing in innovative research, leading-edge treatments and support services to ease the cancer journey.
Joined by members of the Calgary philanthropic and charitable community, Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice said today that after hearing directly from Albertans during the course of the election campaign, he has reconsidered the reduction to the charitable donation tax credit in the budget, and a PC government will maintain the previous rate.
Last week we learned a new cancer centre was being delayed for a third time. The Tom Baker Cancer Centre reached full capacity years ago, but people like Mary Beth Eckersley continue to get sick. In this report, she shares what it’s like to be a patient in a cancer system without any room.
CALGARY – The spirit of giving is in the Calgary air, thanks to the generosity of Tom Crist, a Calgary entrepreneur and philanthropist. Today, Mr. Crist announced another generous donation to the Alberta Cancer Foundation in support of the Patient Financial Assistance Program and the Tomorrow Project, a provincial cancer study. It was one year … Read More