Cancer prevention research to receive more than $41.5 million from federal and partner funders

The federal government and six partner organizations announced more than $41.5 million to support 19 research teams over five years focused on cancer prevention, risk reduction and improved early detection.

The federal government and six partner organizations announced more than $41.5 million to support cancer prevention research. The funds will back 19 research teams over the next five years to develop and share approaches aimed at preventing cancer, reducing risk and improving early detection. Projects will study a range of cancers, including lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. Health officials and research leaders emphasized collaboration across disciplines and countries as a feature of the investment. Funding details: - The announced total is more than $41.5 million and will support 19 teams working over five years. - Named contributors and their reported amounts are: Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($18.5 million), Terry Fox Research Institute ($10 million), Canadian Cancer Society ($7 million), Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development ($3.5 million), Cancer Research Society ($2 million), and BioCanRx ($500,000). - Research topics cited include new prevention approaches, risk reduction strategies and improved early detection methods for several cancer types. - Health Minister Marjorie Michel commented that the announcement reflects working together across countries and disciplines to improve health care. - Dr. Kevin Smith of University Health Network noted projections that new cancer cases could rise by 77 per cent worldwide by 2050 and spoke to the importance of prevention, diagnosis and treatment research. Summary: The funding expands collaborative research capacity aimed at lowering cancer risk and improving early detection, supporting 19 teams across multiple cancer types. Teams will work over the next five years to develop and share new approaches; specific study timelines and outcomes were not announced.