RESOURCES ON BREAST CANCER

Avon Flame Foundation Since 1992, the Avon Canada Breast Cancer Crusade has raised over $13 million for breast cancer research, awareness and prevention www.avon.ca

Canadian Breast Cancer Research  Alliance (CBCRA) is the primary granting agency for breast cancer research in Canada. It is a unique partnership of public, private and non-profit organizations dedicated to a common vision: through research, we will find ways to prevent breast cancer, improve survival and enhance the quality of life for those living with this disease. www.breast.cancer.ca

Dr. Marla Shapiro - Medical Contributor for CTV's Canada AM, Medical Consultant for CTV National News with Lloyd Robertson, Health Columnist for Globe and Mail, Family Doctor, author of "Life in the Balance", award winning documentary writer and co-producer of the widely acclaimed Run Your Own Race, motivational speaker and breast cancer thriver. www.drmarla.ca 

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is the leading national volunteer-based organization in  Canada dedicated to creating a future without breast cancer. www.cbcf.org

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. www.cancer.ca

The National Cancer Institute of  Canada is funded by the Canadian Cancer Society and The Terry Fox Foundation and is the country's premier research organization dedicated to supporting outstanding cancer research and advancing cancer control. www.ncic.cancer.ca

The Breast Cancer Society of Canada is a registered charitable organization (established on September 5, 1991 in Point Edward (Sarnia) Ontario with the mandate to fund vital Canadian research into improving the detection, prevention and treatment of breast cancer as well as to ultimately find a cure and create awareness through education. www.bcsc.ca