TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER is a unique collaboration between the Cedars Cancer Foundation and the Montreal General Hospital Foundation.
$100M
Campaign objective
Campaign priorities
Equal access
to the best care
and support
$25M+
Where you live shouldn’t determine your chances of surviving cancer. Survival rates for cancer are lower for those living outside of Montreal. Together we can offer better access to the best care and support for patients from Gaspé to Gatineau, from southern Quebec to Nunavik.
Personalized, precision cancer care
$50M+
Imagine if we knew which drug would destroy your specific cancer, without having to test different drugs on you to find out. Imagine a future where radiation therapy is so precise it has no side-effects. Give your best to make this future a reality today.
Life-changing innovation and research
$25M+
Imagine if even major cancer operations were day surgeries. Imagine if we could prevent cancer from ever metastasizing. With your help, this future is becoming a reality today. Give your best to change lives through innovation and research.
News
Alex’s Story: Philanthropy That Saves Lives
In October 2021, Alex Villalta’s cardiologist noticed that Alex had lost a lot of weight in a very short time, and he was concerned. Alex was referred to the Cedars Cancer Centre at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), where, just 18 days later, he received a devastating diagnosis.
Giving Patients Back What Cancer Took Away
Plastic surgeon Dr. Josh Vorstenbosch, Director of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)’s Surgical Lymphedema Program, wants to “give patients back what cancer took away,” he says.