THE CANCER PROJECT:
On the basis of current incidence rates, 38% of Canadian women and 44% of Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetimes*. Steadily rising trends over the last ten years make these statistics more and more disturbing. In her recent documentary, CBC’s Wendy Mesley speculated on the reasons for these disturbing statistics, including the lack of information Canadians receive about how our bodies respond to foods we eat, medications we take, and the very air we breathe. These upsetting facts form the basis of THE CANCER PROJECT. We believe that this project will encourage each of us as Canadians to increase our awareness of cancer risks, and, ultimately, to be instrumental in our own prevention of the disease.