A cancer diagnosis changes everything in an instant.
Your gift ensures the best care is here when you need it most.
Your gift by November 1 will help support access to urgent cancer care at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN).
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You can help improve access to lifesaving cancer treatment closer to home
The future of cancer care in Waterloo Region, Wellington County, and beyond depends on all of us. Donor support makes advanced healthcare possible, funding the equipment and technology beyond what government support alone can provide.
2 in 5 Canadians
are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
3 of 5 LINACs
need upgrades and a sixth is needed to expand capacity for growing patient demand.
4,000+
new patients annually (unique individuals).
Close to
200,000
appointments annually at the WRHN Regional Cancer Centre.
Donor support
makes advanced health care possible, funding the equipment and technology beyond what government support alone can provide.
Updating LINAC technology
A Linear accelerator (LINAC), is a machine that aims radiation directly at a tumour while sparing the healthy tissue around it. That precision means shorter treatments, fewer side effects, and a better chance of getting back to life.
It also supports the IDENTIFY system, a leading-edge motion-tracking technology that continuously monitors patient positioning during treatment. Paired with a LINAC machine, it helps ensure radiation is delivered with the highest possible level of precision and accuracy.
Every new or upgraded LINAC machine requires the room rebuilt around it: structural work, cooling systems, and the technology that makes the treatment itself more precise.
Community support from people like you covers roughly $2.2 million per machine.
To keep up with current and growing demand, the WRHN Regional Cancer Centre is looking to add a sixth LINAC to our complement of care.
Cancer touches nearly everyone.
Behind every diagnosis is a parent, spouse, sibling, colleague, or friend whose life has been interrupted by fear and uncertainty.
Your support means:
- Faster access to urgent treatment
- Reduced stress for families
- More advanced care, close to home
- A stronger system for future generations
My personal journey wouldn't have gone so smoothly if my care wasn't close to home. I might have even lost my business if I hadn't been able to balance treatment and work. I felt like I received the highest level of care, frankly, in Canada, that I could have.
Haley Zaharia
Breast Cancer Survivor
Your gift today will improve access to care, upgrading technology that improves the cancer journey for patients and prepares the WRHN Regional Cancer Centre to meet the growing needs of our community.
