My cancer journey began in the spring of 1969 at the age of 2.5 years. The Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton had only recently opened, and I was admitted after being diagnosed with a rare form of adrenal cancer. After the gland was removed, it was determined that the cancer had greatly affected other glandular … Read More
Thank you for ensuring no one crosses cancer alone. We Cross Cancer together. In April of 2022, we launched the We Cross Cancer campaign, bringing together our community, donors, medical teams and patients to ensure no one crosses cancer alone. We had an ambitious goal of raising $30 million in support of world-class discoveries and … Read More
On the day of her late brother’s birthday, Bernice Heisler was diagnosed with cancer. “That phone call hit me like a ton of bricks,” she recalls. Bernice Heisler’s cancer journey began in 2019 when she found a lump in her left breast while on vacation in BC. When she was tested, it was found to … Read More