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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Reached my fundraising goal!
Thank you to my Supporters
$31.20
Patti Clarke
$52
Don Ling
Hi Colleen. Glad to support such an awesome show of strength and resilience. Donald.
$104
Clara Miller
So incredibly proud of you, Colleen!💖 Enjoy the ride with your amazing team! 🙌
$26
Janet Macdonald
$20.80
Kim Fraser
You go girl !
$100
Sheila Quackenbush
$26
Ginger And Ralph Allen
You are awesome!
$52
Elizabeth Mcdonald
$52
Susan Mcnaughton
A great cause Colleen! Way to go!
$104
Nancy Walker
Colleen, you are a force to be reckoned with as are your teammates. Best of luck to all of you on your ride!!
$50
Betty Lou Killen
Thank you for doing this. You're amazing!!
$104
Nikolas Pursiainen
From the witches with a B + Astrid
$156
Selina Mcdonald
Way to go Colleen. 🥰
$20.80
Carolyn Townsend
You’re awesome, Colleen! Go Team!!
$52
Mary Beechen
Happy I saw this on Facebook ! Go Colleen !!
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Christine Payne
$50
Liz Drew
You go girls! I am also a survivor...
$26
Jeanette Southern
Good luck! Stay strong
$52
Joy Gregorash
Much love to you Colleen !!
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Gerry Arnold
$104
Sean O'toole
Good Luck
$52
Ann Landers
$100
Rick Tufts
Thanks for the Spaghetti 😊
$104
Lynn Caldwell
Way to go girl! What a team.
$52
Erin Kerman
Way to go. 💞
$100
Rita O'toole
Best of luck
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Rose Ogrady
👏 Proud of you
$52
Heather Macfarland
Good luck Colleen! ❤️
$52
Patricia Allen
Good luck in reaching your goal. Such a great cause. CANCER SUCKS!!
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Dm
Way to Go!
$104
Tim O'toole
$26
