What’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian women? If you guessed breast cancer, you guessed correctly. However, access to care is still shaped by inequities due to factors like age, gender, and ethnicity, highlighting an urgent need for action.
And breast cancer isn’t just one disease — there are more than 50 distinct types, each of which requires unique treatment, proving just how important it is to ensure every patient receives the care tailored to their diagnosis.
Breast Cancer Canada continues the progress by funding research that advances early detection and personalized care – while advocating for equity from coast to coast.
For Giving Tuesday this year, December 3rd, consider donating to the future of breast cancer research in Canada — because the more we know, the sooner we can end it.
Research in action
Cortney and Connie (Breast Cancer Canada)
For sisters Cortney and Connie, who both live with metastatic breast cancer, advancements in science and care have been life-changing. When Cortney was diagnosed at 29, she participated in a clinical trial alongside her sister.
“If you don’t think it will make a difference, we have the science to prove it does,” she says.
The trial was a testament to the power of research and the sisters’ resilience, but unfortunately for many patients, accessing and benefiting from these breakthroughs remains a challenge.
“Research gives us options,” says Connie. “That’s what donations to Breast Cancer Canada make possible.”
The season of generosity
Thanks to generous donors, Breast Cancer Canada is at the forefront of furthering innovative research and advocating for improved care. The organization champions an ethnically diverse basis of patients in clinical trials, driving research from the lab directly to the clinic, inspiring technologically advanced research methodology, and so much more.
From advancing personalized treatments to raising awareness of early detection, every dollar improves the state of breast cancer care.
The holiday season can be one of joy, but it should also be a season of giving, and Breast Cancer Canada is asking for your help. By donating for Giving Tuesday or throughout the season — no matter how big or small the sum — you can help ensure every patient benefits from the breakthroughs in breast cancer research.
After all, these are more than just patients — they’re sisters, mothers, daughters, and people. People, who deserve adequate care.
The more we know, the sooner we can end breast cancer. Donate today online to give the gift of progress. Together, we can fund the future of research and improve care for those who need it most.