(Canadian) Cancer Society defends spending - press release

Cancer Society spends more on fundraising than research - Canada - CBC News

Note: consolidated statement

"An Ontario cancer researcher is concerned that the Canadian Cancer Society has proportionally shifted funding away from research and is spending more of its dollars on fundraising and administration costs.
"Most scientists don’t realize that the budget has been going up and up, and donations have been growing, but the budget for research has been shrinking," said Brian Lichty, a researcher at McMaster University who is looking into treating cancer with viruses that kill tumours. "So they are surprised and disappointed when they find out that this is the case, and the trend."
CBC's Marketplace analyzed the Canadian Cancer Society’s financial reports dating back a dozen years. It discovered that each year, as the society raised more dollars, the proportion of money it spent on research dropped dramatically — from 40.3 per cent in 2000 to under 22 per cent in 2011.........."But when Marketplace scrutinized the financial reports, it found that a greater percentage of funds was not being directed toward support, information and advocacy.........cont'd

Canadian Cancer Statistics 2011

Canada - Ovary - incidence  2,600
Canada - Ovary - deaths      1,750
est. 5 yr survival rate ovarian cancer (all stages) 42%
est. 5 yr survival rate breast cancer 88%

* see table 2.2 for provincial stats

* see table 6 for lifetime probability of developing and dying from
ovarian cancer (1 in 69 ;  1 in 92)


(important note regarding stats - to put this in perspective,  overall incident rates of ovarian cancer is relatively low (2,600 est. women annually/national basis)  as a comparison to other cancers, however, as we know there still is no early detection test)

Cancer patients, volunteers angry over cuts - The Globe and Mail/public commentaries

CTV Montreal - Power of one: Laptops for cancer patients (apparently Canadian Cancer Society doesn't have time.......)

Note: maybe then, based on this article, the Canadian Cancer Society could have funded the project ?? "I first approached the Canadian Cancer Society and asked them if they had any projects [for] computers in cancer wards," she recounts. "They said that they didn't have the time, but thought it was a great idea, so maybe I could start something."