Canadian Cancer Society
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| Abbreviation | CCS / SCC |
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| Type | Non-profit organizations based in Canada |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | cancer prevention, information, support, advocacy and research |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Region served
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Canada |
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Official language
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English, French |
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Lynne Hudson |
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Staff
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1,200 |
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Volunteers
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140,000 |
| Website | http://www.cancer.ca/ |
The Canadian Cancer Society (French: Société canadienne du cancer) is a national, community-based charitable organization of volunteers whose mission is to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life of those living with the disease.
The Canadian Cancer Society is Canada's largest national cancer charity and the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada.
The idea to form the Canadian Cancer Society originally came from the Saskatchewan Medical Association in 1929, when they formed Canada’s first cancer committee.
In 1937, the National Study Committee recommended the formation of new organization, which was later called Canadian Cancer Society for the control of cancer.
The Society was officially formed a decade later, in 1938, to educate Canadians about the early warning signs of cancer. At that time, many people did not seek medical help until their cancer had advanced past a treatable stage.
In 1947, the Society began funding cancer research through the creation of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, an agreement between the Canadian Cancer Society and the Federal Department of Health and Welfare. The Society continues to fund cancer research today the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute.
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society is Canada’s largest national cancer charity and the country’s largest national charitable funder of cancer research.
Relying on donor and volunteer support, the Canadian Cancer Society fulfills its mission by:
The Canadian Cancer Society consists of:
Each provincial and territorial division of the Canadian Cancer Society has a Board of Directors, chaired by a volunteer divisional president.
Public accountability for the organization rests at the national level. The national Board of Directors has 18 volunteer representatives from across Canada. The President and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society is Lynne Hudson.
The logo for the Canadian Cancer Society is the daffodil. The flower had served as a symbol of cancer awareness since the 1950s, when volunteers for the Society organized a fundraising tea in Toronto; the volunteers used daffodils to decorate the tables, as they thought it would create hope that cancer could be beaten.
The use of daffodils for fundraising began in 1956, when volunteers handed out daffodils at Toronto-area restaurants, as means to spread the message about cancer awareness; at first, the daffodils were given to the patrons, just to get the word out about cancer, but when some wanted to pay for the flowers or make a donation, it was realized that the daffodils could be used as a fundraising tool for the Society.
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