Prevent Cancer Now

Prevent Cancer Now


It’s no secret: We all hope we don’t get cancer. Yet consider this: On a typical day in the Ottawa region, 16 people will be told by their doctors they have cancer, according to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. In 2009, some 75,000 people will have died from cancer in Canada, with a predicted 171,000 new cases; and nearly half of all males and four in 10 females will get cancer in their lifetimes, with one in four of us dying from it (Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009, Canadian Cancer Society). Meanwhile, the search for the elusive cure for cancer continues without major breakthroughs, leaving those with cancer to face limited and often brutal treatment options.

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