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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My Reason to Ride
I’m riding 100 kilometres for anyone who is/was affected by cancer and specifically in memory of my sister and brother.Thank you to my Supporters
$104
Ted And Joann Wells
$104
Kenny Whyte
All the best Steve remember and take you’re puncture repair kit
$52
Brianna Graham
Go uncle Steve! You should grow the road trip beard like Marty always did!
$312
Scott Graham
Go Dad! We are so proud of you!
$104
Anonymous
$52
Mary
$104
Anne-marie & Paul Ellis
A great tribute to Glenda & Marty. Good luck Stephen.
$50
Graham West
Have a great ride
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Andrew West
Have a great ride. Be safe!
$31.20
Trudy Johnson
$52
Marilynne Mcclung
$104
Jo Mallett
A wonderful tribute to Glenda and Marty ~ Best wishes on the ride.
$78
Renata & Russell
$52
Emily Dewolfe-fraser
$104
Gregory Graham
$156
Malcolm Grieve
$104
Anne
$260
Great commitment