Steve De Belie

Supporting cancer care in Atlantic Canada. Learn More.

I’m facing the fight against cancer!

In 2017,  at age 53, I was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal esophageal cancer, and a best-before date that wouldn't see my 55th birthday.  In 2024, I'm still here, it's been 5 years since the last treatment and surgery,  I'll be 60 in early July, and I am feeling great.

I say this not to brag, rather to emphasis three key points:
  1. Never give up hope.
  2. Never doubt the power of the support of friends and family and the power of prayer.
  3. Never underestimate what the QE II Cancer Center is capable of. Mine is only one story of what these talented and tireless people achieve in treating cancer.
Because I believe in this great cause, I'm doing it again - the 2024 Ride for Cancer, in support of cancer care in Atlantic Canada. I've received such incredible care from the QEII Cancer Centre, that I want to support them through this fundraising event. 


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

$104

Nancy And Brian Todd

great cause Steve

$104

Tobias Norwood

$104

Natalie Aisthorpe

$104

James Luther

Go Steve Go!

$100

Dale Robertson

$515

Damian & Mary Ellen

$104

Rob Gale

$104

Jane Filbee

$104

Jeremy Wood

$52

Andrew Tibbetts

$52

Peggy Martin

$50

Les And Pete Henderson

❤️

$156

Michael Murphy

$52

Anne Marie Byrne

Have a great ride!

$52

Glen Carrigan

$50

Nick Childs

Go Steve!

$150

Bill And Kathy Greenwood

You're an inspiration Steve

$104

Heidi Weigand

Have a great ride Steve, 100?hind you. Literally, as that ride is a long one. 🤠

$104

Andrew Childs

$31.20

Anonymous

Such a great thing you are doing Steve, and for such an important cause. 100K wow! Have a great ride! XO

$208

Henry Demone

$104

Stephanie Waye

$104

Dave Mackay

$52

Mount Logan Wealth & Estate Counsel Inc

$104

Graham Eisenhauer

Way to go Steve, have a great ride!

$52

Lorna Flemming

Enjoy the ride Steve!

$104

Anonymous

$104

David Stanfield

Great work Steve, keep it up !

$200

Larry And Janet Creaser

Good luck and thanks for doing this for the rest of us!

$31.20

Scott Christie

Good luck Steve!

$156

Heather Noakes

$104

Ed And Marney

Good luck on the ride Steve!

$260

Rob Crutcher

$104

Phil Jenkins

$104

Sheri Aisthorpe

$52

Colin Guthrie

Hey Steve - look forward to seeing you on the water1

$104

Rory & Donna

Wind at your back Steve, kite run!

$50

Rob Weld

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