C.S. Lewis wrote in
The Magician’s
Nephew
that “what you see and what
you hear depends a great deal on
where you are standing.” That quote
comes to mind when we are (often)
asked by the media and the public
‘why is there so little progress being
made in conquering cancer’?
Those of us who work at Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre know that
remarkable progress is being made
every single day in conquering cancer.
And we wish that everyone had the
benefit of seeing the situation through
our eyes. It’s true that we have no
magic wands, and the disease we are
fighting is extremely complex. But
every day, we understand our enemy
just a little better and new weapons—
equipment, drugs, new ways of
delivering drugs—are assisting us
in the development of improved
diagnostic techniques and treatment
therapies.
Our ability to continue investing in
promising areas of science, such as
epigenetics and nanotechnology,
will allow us to
detect
cancer earlier,
diagnose
it more precisely,
target
it
more effectively and
support
each
individual patient according to their
unique needs. This will be our new
gold standard—Personalized Cancer
Medicine.
We are enormously grateful to all the
donors who stand behind us and
enable the progress we see daily.
Our progress is thanks to you.
Dr. Benjamin Neel
Research Director
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/UHN
Dr. Mary
Gospodarowicz
Medical Director
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/UHN
