What sets us apart
What Sets Us Apart
SINGLE MISSION: TO FUND INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH
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Independent─not associated with the Canadian Cancer Society or any other cancer fundraising organization
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33 fulltime staff in 10 offices
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Over 9,000 Terry Fox Runs each year─all volunteer-led and organized
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No entry fee, no minimum pledge and non-competitive
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No corporate sponsorship
84 CENTS* OF EVERY DOLLAR RAISED GOES TO CANCER RESEARCH
To date, The Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $600 million for cancer research worldwide. (* based on most recent 3-year average.)
CANCER RESEARCH INVESTMENT 2011 BY THE NUMBERS:
The Terry Fox Foundation is one of the largest non-governmental funders of cancer research in Canada, funding many different types of cancers; current multi-year studies include lung, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, oral, liver, oncolytic viruses and many more.
1,180 - the number of cancer research projects funded to date by The Foundation.
In 2011, TFF invested an estimated $27.5 million in cancer research in three key areas of cancer research:
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Discovery research- funded science, cure-oriented biomedical: $15.6 Million
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Translational research- moving discoveries from the laboratory in the clinic more quickly to impactpatients; “lab bench to bedside” approach: $10.5 Milion
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Training future leaders in cancer research: $1.4 Million
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