NEWS RELEASE
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
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The migratory birds and Snowbirds, too, are slowly making their way back from the sunny south and soon the daffodils will be blooming once again.
Cancer can change a lot of things. But it doesn’t have to define you. That’s why every year, the Canadian Cancer Society invites you to be part of our spring Daffodil Campaign.
With your support, we can help people live their lives more fully and see life beyond their diagnosis.
By volunteering or donating, you can make a real difference. Join us and together we can prove that life is bigger than cancer.
Please support the Canadian Cancer Society by making a generous donation and wearing your pin to show you care.
Here are a few ways we fought cancer in Simcoe Muskoka last year:
You helped support 17 clinical trials at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. Supporting these trials means that cancer patients in our community have access to the best cancer care and can benefit from new research discoveries.
Thanks to your support of Canada's best cancer research, the 5-year survival rate has dramatically improved from just 25 per cent in 1947 to over 60 per cent today.
The Canadian Cancer Society is there to support those going through cancer treatment. The website www.cancer.ca has all the CCS pamphlets available on-line.
The Canadian Cancer Society's Information Specialists answered questions from 826 callers in our Simcoe-Muskoka community about all types of cancer, local services, support, care and more.
They connected patients/caregivers in our community with volunteers who have shared a similar experience. Through the Cancer Information Service, support was offered to 17,784 people inquiring about cancer. The number for this service is 1-888-939-3333.
Last year, the Canadian Cancer Society's Wheels of Hope transportation program in the Orillia area had 21 volunteer drivers take 75 clients 214,361 kilometres for 2,248 client trips at a cost of $66,462. (Volunteer drivers are reimbursed a set rate per kilometre driven.) To enquire about this service, contact the Canadian Cancer Society office in Barrie at (705) 726-8032.
It should be noted that 50 per cent of all cancers are preventable!
Through healthy living by eating more fruits and vegetables and consuming less red meat, a regular exercise regimen of 150 active minutes a week (or 30-minute brisk walk five days a week) moderate alcohol consumption, a non-smoking lifestyle, and basic, early detection medical tests [such as mammograms for women and PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) blood testing for men over 50], we increase our chances of being cancer free or the cancer being detected early enough for easier treatment.
Many electronic devices are on the market now to help us be more active and can track step count (10,000 steps per day is recommended) and encourage healthy competition between family and friends.
Together, we can create a world where no Canadian fears cancer.
Join us and together we can continue to prove that life is bigger than cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society is the only organization that helps Canadians touched by all cancers.
Working coast to coast in more than 70 local communities, it’s our research, volunteers and support services that help people go from having cancer to living with it.
This April, support the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month campaign; you can save lives and help people who are living with cancer now.
Anyone wishing to make a larger donation may do so at Carson's Funeral Home in Orillia, or by calling the Canadian Cancer Society office noted above. Donations of $20 or more are income tax receiptable.
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