New at Îles-de-la-Madeleine: people with cancer can now benefit from local kinesiology services
November 15, 2022 Pursuing our objective of being more accessible to Quebecers living with cancer, we are thrilled to announce our partnership with the CISSS des Îles and kinesiologist Geneviève Leblanc in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. Thanks to an initiative launched a few weeks ago, Madelinots who are currently receiving cancer treatments or completed their therapy within the past 12 […]
Danièle Henkel is the Quebec Cancer Foundation’s new goodwill ambassador
October 28, 2022 Turning illness into something useful! We’re happy to welcome Danièle Henkel as our new goodwill ambassador. After facing breast cancer in 2018, Quebec’s entrepreneurship queen wants to support other Quebecers with cancer and their loved ones. Passionate about human transformation and gifted with extraordinary emotional intelligence, Danièle Henkel supports countless people every […]
5th anniversary of La marche du Grand défoulement : record amount raised!
September 28, 2022 Simon Déry and Yves Pelletier, respectively General Manager and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Desjardins du Quartier-Latin de Montréal, along with Amélie Granger and Fannie Allard of the Quebec Cancer Foundation, unveil the final amount of the 5th edition of La marche du Grand défoulement. Over $460,000 raised […]
Using art to tend to pediatric cancer pain: Leucan and the Quebec Cancer Foundation are joining forces to offer art therapy workshops
September 21, 2022 We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Leucan to bring a novel project to life. Our two organizations, leaders in the Quebec’s oncology sector, will be offering art therapy workshops at no cost to the siblings of children with cancer. This pilot project will begin September 27, 2022, with an initial cohort […]
OPEN LETTER | Quebec elections: united to make cancer a priority
September 15, 2022 89% of Quebecers are in favor of cancer data sharing As charitable organizations in the field of cancer, we want to join our voice with those asking that available cancer data be made public. Last spring, we surveyed 9,736 cancer patients or parents of children living with cancer to seek out their opinion regarding […]
Kinesiology is now available for people with cancer in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
August 16, 2022 Thanks to our partnership with the ÉkiSanté clinic, we are thrilled to announce that people with cancer can now benefit from kinesiology services in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. EkiSanté began offering kinesiology assessment and follow-up services in St-Fulgence since July 2022. More people facing cancer will be able to benefit from kinesiology sessions close by, in person […]
A new structuring partnership to optimize the support offered to Quebecers facing cancer
July 21, 2022 The Quebec Cancer Foundation and Espace partenaires en cancérologie, an initiative of the CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (CIUSSS-EMTL), have joined forces to enhance care and services offered to patients in Quebec. “The primary mission of Espace partenaires en cancérologie consists of increasing awareness of the services, initiatives and resources available to persons living with cancer, not […]
A major gift of $112,000 to ensure ongoing support for people with cancer in the Outaouais region
July 15, 2022 Following the closing, in December 2021, and the liquidation of the assets of Gatineau’s Centre CARMEN, 3 organizations from the region, one of them being the Quebec Cancer Foundation, each received $112,000 to continue providing support to people with cancer and chronic diseases. Centre CARMEN was a family-oriented organization offering complementary therapy services, […]
Info-Cancer Services: The Quebec Cancer Foundation and Myeloma Canada join forces to optimize the support available to people with cancer
June 15, 2022 We are working alongside Myeloma Canada to enhance the support offered to people with cancer. Every day, 10 Canadians receive a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, the second most prevalent form of blood cancer. Despite the growing number of cases, public awareness of multiple myeloma, commonly referred to as myeloma, is quite limited. […]
New access windows for cancer to optimize access to screening: a step forward for patients
June 3, 2022 Following the recent announcement — only available in French — of the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Quebec Cancer Foundation and other primary organizations working in the field of cancer are thrilled with the decision to introduce new access windows for cancer. Every day, we witness the negative impacts of the uncertainty omnipresent […]
