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![Taaha Ijaz, cancer survivor](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/march/enewsletter/comms_nw_newsletter2024_tahaa_wordsremoved.jpg?rev=c39816224503422298fc0e8000b99d24&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=44AA06B60840B92BB63377F534A82C28)
Easing the financial burden of cancer
March 26, 2024
![A woman conducting research in a lab.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/march/enewsletter/comms_nw_newsletter2024_story2_research_thumbnail.jpg?rev=2b65007604374bdaabd6d06e14ecfc95&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=CDCA1684646E4B398D7EBC3597463DEA)
Announcing our new research grants!
March 26, 2024
![Tyler and his family.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/march/enewsletter/comms_nw_newsletter2024_story1.jpg?rev=1888e6e5c4e94fb189519f1e54ab9739&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=8E7B1D9F401D148C5C0CD2E142393D21)
This Daffodil Month, help hope bloom
March 26, 2024
![Photo of Allen Goudie wearing a daffodil pin on his shirt, sitting in an armchair.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/march/20240123-10---allen-goudie-3.png?rev=c5e66ab35107499182fd51d441f9219b&cx=0.47&cy=0.28&cw=543&ch=623&hash=ECB03EEC0D096D2AB9229E577E25F67E)
Allen Goudie's story
March 5, 2024
![Dr Aisha Lofters in a hospital](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/february/dr-aisha-lofters.jpg?rev=d44e39b60c8244c49b3c41b3d0998938&cx=0.48&cy=0.17&cw=543&ch=623&hash=8CA1E7457CDC65ABFBD2247C805FDC60)
Improving prostate cancer care for Black men
February 28, 2024
![Dr Vijay Ramaswamy in a laboratory](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/february/dr-vijay-ramaswamy.png?rev=ca5ec1b62d64454f933d7b76dba44418&cx=0.49&cy=0.26&cw=543&ch=623&hash=44E74AB8B884BF9E9CF14E52450F70A3)
Personalizing treatment for childhood brain tumours
February 28, 2024
![Drs Renelle Myers and Rayjean Hung](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/february/dr-hung-and-dr-myers.png?rev=e6bfe14d2941484eacb98c1058bbbceb&cx=0.26&cy=0.37&cw=543&ch=623&hash=D40173037A056023F868032C9B834AE8)
Using AI to detect lung cancer earlier
February 28, 2024
![Dr Paola Marignani in a laboratory](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2024/february/dr-paola-marignani.jpg?rev=a3787c1733894598a2d43deb98b5ebaa&cx=0.65&cy=0.33&cw=543&ch=623&hash=7FB86D97D63D43DC378E5396A8956149)
Earlier breast cancer detection for Black women
February 27, 2024
![Dr Jesse Chao and his team](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/december/transforming-the-future-of-cancer-with-ai-assisted-research/jesse-chao-team-photo.jpg?rev=8e329de3b2d2437aaba6ac7128a42c56&cx=0.5&cy=0.46&cw=543&ch=623&hash=667FB6D481F92C03625C15A0CAF1632B)
Transforming the future of cancer with AI-assisted research
December 15, 2023
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Innovating to change the future of cancer
December 1, 2023
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New report released by the Canadian Cancer Society reveals lung cancer death rates declining faster than any other cancer type in Canada
November 30, 2023
![Caribbean curried sweet potato and lentil soup served in a white bowl on a kitchen table](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/december/2023_dec_recipecard_wong_soup_1020x555.jpg?rev=9d201a8e08e848558210b77aba5ba423&cx=0.56&cy=0.47&cw=543&ch=623&hash=28E788524865037EACC8EF03A7C48268)
Chef Craig Wong’s Caribbean curried sweet potato and lentil soup
November 30, 2023
![Headshot of Cindy Goguen](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/december/dec_news_fundraising_cindy2.jpg?rev=5b5b5890dccb46ad9c90ef3c4e0a620b&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=A4CA265065E6C38C499DD43C1385BA0F)
Cancer never takes a holiday
November 30, 2023
![An elderly couple is sitting on a white couch across from a female nurse wearing a mask and blue scrubs.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/december/2023_decenews_700x440_advocacy.png?rev=3fef4a1ef07242a4b7b0d688e0b36fa1&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=9AB0FF12FC464AFD6E9E53D2990FD4F0)
New Canadian Cancer Society report shows cracks in hospice palliative care
November 30, 2023
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A network of expertise will develop AI know-how in cancer care in Quebec
November 16, 2023
![Dr Dan Renouf](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/october/about_us_news_cctg_pancreaticcancer_survival_dr_dan_renouf.jpg?rev=581176029aa64c92b10e7c7db6e64d35&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=B74F893DDD7FD7664D5376D246AFB682)
Improving survival for people with pancreatic cancer
September 29, 2023
![Dr Nielsen Torsten](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/october/about_us_news_sarcoma_test_dr_nielsen_torsten.jpg?rev=c76961ccd83c43fcbcd1b19510238f0d&cx=0.49&cy=0.41&cw=543&ch=623&hash=FE420D78DD4AA8B08B451CCAE89C80FD)
Saving lives with an innovative sarcoma test
September 28, 2023
![Award winners Dr Frances Shepherd, Dr Gary Groot, Dr Amit Oza, Dr Samuel Aparicio, Dr Housheng He, Dr Sumit Gupta](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/september/awards-for-excellence-in-cancer-research/awardsforexcellenceen.png?rev=fdc59de097b241039f720698e0f3669b&cx=0.54&cy=0.66&cw=543&ch=623&hash=4D913338E44A523F3B982ADA6AF4A31A)
Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research: meet the winners
September 13, 2023