5 Key Reasons To Donate toPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre

Why the Cancer Cause?

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada.Source: Canadian Cancer Society

40% of all Canadians areexpected to develop cancer in their lifetime.

40% increase in cancercases in Canada by 2030.

1. One of the top 5 Cancer Research Centres in the world:

• Consistently ranked in top 5 in the world based on research performance KPI

• The largest comprehensive clinical and research centre devoted exclusively to cancer in Canada

2. World leading clinical trials program with over 20% of patients enrolled in a trial:

• One of the largest clinical trial operations in the world

• Largest cancer clinical trial program in Canada with over 600 active trails

• Advancing new targeted therapies for patients across Canada and around the world

3. World leading scientific discoveries:

• Discovery of the stem cell by Drs. James Till and Ernest McCulloch

• Discovery of the T-cell receptor (holy grail of immunology) by Dr. Tak Mak

• Discovery of the cancer stem cell (colon) by Dr. John Dick and his very recent discovery of how blood is really made

4. World leading clinical practice changes for Canadians and patientswell beyond our borders:

• First to cure Hodgkin’s disease using radiation therapy (Dr. Vera Peters)

• Performed the first bone marrow transplant between unrelated donors(Dr. Hans Messner)

• Introduced same-day rapid diagnosis and treatment planning for breast cancer patients(Dr. David McCready)

• Launched the first comprehensive Canadian molecular profiling program to inform treatment decisions based on the profile of a patient’s tumour (Drs. Lillian Siu and Philippe Bedard)

5. The scale of our cancer program…

• 3000+ employees (over 1,100 researchers and research staff co-located with 2,000 clinical staff)

• 400 different clinics per week (largest in Canada)• Over 440,000 clinic visits annually (over

8,000 per week)• 18 radiation treatment machines (largest

under one roof in the world)• Over 17,000 new patients each year• Largest roster of cancer surgeons in

Canada (67) performing 6000+ surgeries

In Summary, When You Donate to Princess Margaret Cancer Centre…

• You are supporting discovery and innovation by our scientific and clinical teams at one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world.

• You can engage “first-hand” with those you are supporting and see the impact!

• You are advancing discovery and innovation in cancer care not just at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre but across Canada and around the world.