Shyanne Tanner

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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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Pictured below is a happy woman, who rang the bell for reaching her fundraising goal in 2023. It's me. In this moment I was happy.

What you don't see, is the tears we cried seconds later because not everyone gets to ring the bell.

While this bell is about a fundraising goal, it is a stark reminder of the "Last Day of Chemo" bell that some people get to share with the world.

The tears we cried just after ringing this bell are for Dad and Mammie who never got to ring the bell, and Andrew… who was so thankful to finally reach the end of chemotherapy. Sadly, my grief reminds me that not Mammie, Dad or Andrew are here with us today. I want a future where we have a cure.

The stats tell us that in Nova Scotia 1 in 2 people will have cancer in their lifetime. It's me or it's you. I believe in a future that this isn't the case.