SHANNON CLEARY

When you look around your community playground, what do you see? A place for kids to be active, sure, but do you also see a tool for cancer prevention?

As Tom McKay approaches his 10th year of participation in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer presented by Evraz, and benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation, he can’t help but reflect on the mileage he’s covered so far.

In their quest to raise funds for cancer research, the members of Linnea‘s Legion have formed lifelong friendships and unbreakable bonds.

The retreats help cancer survivors and their caregivers transition to their “new normal” after a cancer diagnosis.

The symptom reporting tool empowers patients by asking them to rank fears, worries and concerns so that health care teams can offer better support for all symptoms, visible or not.

The Canmore-based initiative developed and implemented programs such as music therapy, art therapy, yoga classes and meditation sessions to help engage patients within their local community.

The day Giulia Godfrey learned that her father, Emilio, had cancer, she drove to her children’s school with a decision to make. Should she tell her then-five-year-old daughter, Leila, that “Nonno” was sick? Godfrey decided that, yes, Leila would want to know. And she was not at all surprised when Leila announced that she wanted to help. “She just very matter-of-factly said, ‘Well, we need to do something,’” recalls Giulia.

The Community Cancer Prevention & Screening Dashboard is an online tool that co-ordinates provincial and local cancer statistics, making them accessible, easy-to-read and useful for the public.

Cadence Colborn, the top fundraiser at the 2017 Ringette Scores on Cancer event, shares what inspires her to give back.