QEII Foundation - Boom Kitty Riders

Supporting cancer care in Atlantic Canada. Learn More.

Face the fight against cancer with us.

We have all been touched by cancer. That’s why our team is saddling up to move the needle in cancer care in this year’s 10th anniversary, special edition of BMO Ride for 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.

Faster diagnosis saves lives, which is why BMO Ride for Cancer is on a mission to fund rapid cancer detection and monitoring for 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 total game-changer, which is why our team is laser-focused on bringing it to the QEII Health Sciences Centre. 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 our team's ride today, you are joining a community dedicated to transforming 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 with us?

To learn more about liquid biopsy technology and the impact your critical donation will have, visit https://YourRideforCancer.ca/Impact.

Thank you to our supporters

$400

Kim Fox

$138

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

$104

Robert Larade

$104

Amanda Hatt

$104

Mark Tilley

$104

Susan Mullin

$104

Laurie Stephenson

$104

Kirk Yanofsky

$104

Kim Fox

$100

Eric & Bev Morash

Thanks for all you do for cancer care - Go Melissa!

$100

Nadine Woon

Great cause. Happy to support your efforts. all the best.

$100

Joanne Murrell

$100

Melanie Abbott

Happy to support such a great cause! Thanks for riding!

$100

Valerie Macmichael

$52

Anthony Nicholson

A great cause!

$52

Hadley Macdonald

Have a great ride !

$52

Drew Green

$52

Melissa Young

$52

Nicole Topple

$52

Michelle Connors

$52

Jenn Coleman-ford

$52

Rob Champagne

$52

Nancy Farmer

$52

Cath And Allie

$52

Scott Farmer

$52

Kim Ainsworth

Have a great ride, Joanne, for a great cause!

$50

Gord Cooper

$50

Gretchen Tanner

You're such an inspiration. Thank you for all that you do.

$26

Kimberley Hiscocks

Thank you for doing this Kim!

$26

Kim Mcneil

WTG

$21

Catherine Green

Drew, I'm wildly proud of you for taking on this challenge year after year, and for your support of my cancer journey and the journey of so many other Nova Scotians. You're a dope husband.

$21

Barb Crisp

Sorry it can't be more!

$21

Joyce Clarke

Have a good walk!

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