This is a remarkable time for cancer research. Thanks to gains in knowledge made by researchers here in Canada and around the world, in some ways we are already beginning to “make cancer history”.

The Canadian Cancer Society allocates funding to the very best cancer research in the country. Research generates new insights into human biology and disease processes, illuminates the factors that affect the health of people and communities, and leads to the discovery of new treatments, medical technologies and procedures.

Last year, the Canadian Cancer Society funded nearly $50 million in leading-edge research projects across the country. As the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada, we are leading the way towards our goal: creating a world where no one has to be afraid of cancer.

Learn more about the broad range of research we support, about the progress we have already made against cancer, and about what lies ahead in the ever-changing field of cancer research.