| CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION |
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I’m sure everyone has seen those pink ribbons that symbolize breast cancer awareness. A number of family friends in my church community have either recently passed away from breast cancer, or have been diagnosed with breast cancer. While the chances of developing breast cancer has typically been known to increase with age (after 50 years old), research shows that today, younger women are being diagnosed with it as well. I think it is extremely important that women, young and old, are educated on this issue early on because it is very easy to overlook the symptoms when it is in its early stages.
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1986 by a group of community leaders in Toronto, Ontario. The Ontario Chapter is one of four Chapters, and is the oldest and largest of the group. Breast cancer is becoming more and more evident today, than it was a decade ago, and the CBCF funds, supports, and advocates for:\
There are a number of ways contributions can be made to this foundation.
The Garden of Hope is a project that has been undertaken by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. It will be situated right in Toronto’s High Park, to commemorate Jemima Howard, one of the first women to be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada, who was instrumental in the creation of High Park. The idea for this garden developed because it has been found that the environment around us affects the quality of lives and the healing process for people living with diseases. The purpose of this garden is to establish a sense of calmness and a place to regain focus and build strength. This is the first site of its kind in Canada. |
