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Become a #carrierofhope by donating to research: "Make Spring a Rebirth of Hope"
During our spring campaign, we took advantage of the good weather that finally returned to revive hope for healing through research. For several weeks, we shared the stories of several carriers of hope: people in remission or who have accompanied a loved one with the disease, and researchers who work tirelessly to outsmart cancer. Their words and powerful stories of hope have rekindled many donors to give for themselves and for the people around them.
Close to 1100 people took the time to make a donation and we are infinitely grateful. By giving, you allocate the necessary resources to researchers so that they can make the long-awaited advances. With each new donation, the research goes one step further and we thank you for that. The fact that our mission to better prevent, detect and cure all types of cancer has been able to remain constant throughout our history, is thanks to your continued support over time.
There is still time to become a carrier of hope:
We would also like to thank all our carriers of hope whose stories have moved and inspired us, while rekindling our confidence in research as the key to outsmarting this terrible disease.
“At the age of 38, I was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer, discovered by chance, without any symptoms or family history. Before 2004, my type of cancer had the worst prognosis and had it not been for how far the research has come, I probably wouldn’t be here. Give generously to research. If it helped save my life, it could do the same for you or a loved one.”
– Sophie Reis, author of the book Un cancer en cadeau, consultant and speaker
“Several members of my family and one of my friends have sadly passed away from cancer. That’s what led me to become a researcher in molecular and cellular biology. I wanted to understand this terrible disease so that I could help those afflicted by it. With research comes countless advances in the prevention, detection and treatment of all types of cancer, but above all the hope of ultimately curing this disease completely one day.”
– Steve Jean, Associate Professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, Recipient of a Next Generation of Scientists Awards from the CRS in 2014 and of an Operating Grant from the CRS in 2017
“36 years old. In great physical shape. Triple negative breast cancer. It is aggressive and rapidly evolving. I have two children, aged 3 and 5. I want to watch them grow, to be there for them, to fulfill my role as their mother. So, dying just is not an option. Despite my fear and great hesitation, I take the experimental treatment proposed by my oncologist. 9 years later, I am still alive, despite my grim prognosis at the time. I’m wholeheartedly convinced that this treatment, which was borne of research, saved my life. Thank you to the research for allowing me to watch my children grow up! And thank you for helping others to outsmart their cancer too!”
– Karine Forest, Participant in our Challenge Against Cancer program
“When I was 10 years old, my grandfather died of pancreatic cancer and I remember wishing we could do more for him. This is what inspired me to become a researcher and help people who could benefit from new treatments. Without organizations like the CRS and the generosity of donors like you, I and other researchers would not be able to do the work we do, to make the discoveries we do. By donating to cancer research, you also support the hope of a world where cancer no longer exists.”
– William Lockwood, PhD, Senior Scientist – Integrative Oncology at the British Columbia Cancer Research Institute and Recipient of an Operating Grant from the CRS in 2016 and 2021