The Environment-Cancer Fund
For more than two decades, the Cancer Research Society has been funding projects that explore the link between cancer and our environment.
The Cancer Research Society Division of Epidemiology in the Department of Oncology at McGill University was created in 1988 and is still active today. Click here for more information.
In October 2006, the CRS broke new ground with the creation of the Environment‑Cancer Fund, a new initiative created to better understand cancer. The Environment‑Cancer Fund is dedicated to compiling a large body of scientific evidence to demonstrate how environmental factors (e.g. living and work conditions, and lifestyle choices) affect one’s risk of developing cancer. This fund also promotes a partnership approach between businesses, non-profit organizations and governments in support of scientific knowledge.
The Environment‑Cancer Fund has launched two significant initiatives:
The Guzzo Environment-Cancer Research Chair of the Cancer Research Society in partnership with the University of Montreal
The GRePEC Program: Its goal is to develop research on the links between the environment and cancer. The environment is herein defined as the chemical and physical elements in our living and work environments, and in our lifestyles (diet, physical activity, etc.). The program comes with joint funding of up to $15 million over five years by the CRS and its partners.
Recipients of the 2010 Environment Cancer Fund grants will be announced in the fall.
For more than two decades, the Cancer Research Society has been funding projects that explore the link between cancer and our environment.
The Cancer Research Society Division of Epidemiology in the Department of Oncology at McGill University was created in 1988 and is still active today. Click here for more information.
In October 2006, the CRS broke new ground with the creation of the Environment‑Cancer Fund, a new initiative created to better understand cancer. The Environment‑Cancer Fund is dedicated to compiling a large body of scientific evidence to demonstrate how environmental factors (e.g. living and work conditions, and lifestyle choices) affect one’s risk of developing cancer. This fund also promotes a partnership approach between businesses, non-profit organizations and governments in support of scientific knowledge.
The Environment‑Cancer Fund has launched two significant initiatives:
The Guzzo Environment-Cancer Research Chair of the Cancer Research Society in partnership with the University of Montreal
The GRePEC Program: Its goal is to develop research on the links between the environment and cancer. The environment is herein defined as the chemical and physical elements in our living and work environments, and in our lifestyles (diet, physical activity, etc.). The program comes with joint funding of up to $15 million over five years by the CRS and its partners.
Recipients of the 2010 Environment Cancer Fund grants will be announced in the fall.