I’m facing the fight against cancer!
Nova Scotia has the highest cancer rates in all of Canada. 1 in 3 patients will not survive. To help combat these alarming stats, our BMO Ride for Cancer community is rallying like never before to introduce liquid biopsy technology that will help determine if a patient’s cancer is cured, if it has returned, and, if so, how best to treat it.
On Saturday, September 28, 2024, I’m riding alongside a community with one common goal: transforming local cancer care at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.
Faster diagnosis saves lives, which is why BMO Ride for Cancer is on a mission to bring rapid cancer detection and monitoring to patients who have already undergone treatment. With a simple blood test that can happen anywhere in the province, QEII experts will use this revolutionary technology to uncover whether patients are cancer-free after surgery and the earliest signs if their cancer has returned.
This technology will be a game-changer. Life-changing benefits include:
- improving survival rates and provide potential cures with earlier detection and personalized treatment options;
- unlocking access to more clinical trials;
- sparing patients from unnecessary treatments and harmful side effects;
- keeping care closer to home and ensuring equitable access, as patients can undergo a simple blood test in any community in Nova Scotia;
- reducing the number of visits required to the QEII, which ultimately impacts wait times;
- providing critical answers about a patient’s cancer sooner, helping to relieve anxiety and worry; and much more.
By supporting my ride today, you are joining a community dedicated to moving the needle in cancer care for Nova Scotians. Your support will pave the way for a future of hope for all of us.
Are you ready to save lives?
To learn more about liquid biopsy technology and the impact your critical donation will have, click here.
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Thank you to my Supporters
$104
Marc Champoux
$104
Lynn Mullenger
When it is personal the event becomes more meaningful, full of purpose. Your beautiful mother Nancy was the epitome of that.
$52
Jack Gillham
$104
Debbie Dennis
Go Ben!
$41.60
Nathan Whidden
Go Ben & team! Great people for a great cause every year.
$26
Oliver Schnare
$52
Jordan Miller
$52
Linda Fowler
You go Ben, proud of you, ❤️
$20.80
Liam Macdonald
$104
Tanner Morgan
For Nancy <3
$52
Paige Kavanaugh
Couldn’t be more proud of you!
$104
Chris Smith
Have a great ride Ben!
$25
Riley Taylar
$52
Mallory Macdonald
$20
Nick Fewer
$150
Alex Lewis
$65.52
Moyo Oni
$26
Ryan Sousa
Much love man. Great cause.
$20.80
Annemarie Laudanski
$30
Matthew Pelletier
Vernon Street Vultures for the win
$52
Adam Dorrance
$25
Erik Nobbe
See you at the ride Ben have a great summer!
$156
Aunt B
$156
Cathy De Verteuil
In honor of the best of friends, Nancy McDonald.
$20.80
Alex Lewis
❤️
$25
Jordan Miller
$25
Holly Jackson
$26
Lauren Bethune
Go Ben!
$31.20
Alex Ingham
$52
Janie Wilson
$52
Ana Alfaro
$52
Ryan O’hearn
$52
Stephen Patterson
$31.20
Jeff Leclair
$26
Alyssa Forbes
$36.40
Nathan Whidden
Go strong Ben!
$52
Ben Macdonald
Our Team
Craig Bethune
$1,143.32
Andrew MacDonald
$2,000.00
Geoff McLean (C)
$614.00
Rob Barbara
$5,604.00
Patrick O'Neil
$2,208.20
Garry Stewart
$2,768.00
Gordon Boyd
$104.00
Gary Drohan
$3,159.00
Ben MacDonald
$2,076.32
