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07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer- Free Future 07/08 Annual Review Together for a cancer- free future 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 01 Contents Message from Message from the Board Chair and CEO 01 the Board Chair Articles It computes: mining data for promising drugs 12 and CEO Walking beyond grief sends a message of hope 13 Sowing the seeds of a legacy 14 The first part of the team is our donors. Non-smoker tackles lung cancer head on 15 It has been our privilege Alberta Cancer Foundation donors make personal Stepping up to challenge of breast cancer 16 contributions, plan legacy gifts, purchase lottery again this year to connect the tickets, sponsor participants in our walks and put The art of healing 17 their own ingenuity to work as volunteers, planning Employees power powers innovation 18 work of two important groups and executing more than 300 fundraising events Special meaning to this year’s golf classic 19 each year. World’s longest hockey game 20 Their support is a tribute to the thousands of that form one team intent on Albertans diagnosed with cancer this year. It’s a Coping with the cost of cancer 21 message of hope for the nearly 16,000 expected Bridging the gap between research and practice 22 building a cancer-free future to be diagnosed next year. And their gifts honour Face off against cancer 23 the memory of more than 5,000 Albertans who New lab space key to attracting talent 24 for individual Albertans and lose their battle with cancer each year. The numbers are big, but the stories are personal. Each of these Abbreviated financial statements 25 for the province as a whole. individuals is a beloved mother, father, son, daughter, friend or colleague. Listings The second part of the team behind each of Events 26 these personal cancer journeys is the researchers, Donors 29 doctors, nurses and other health professionals Bequests 41 committed to giving Albertans their best chance In Tribute 42 of preventing cancer, surviving it and thriving. The boost donor contributions In honour 46 give to their work accelerates Named funds, awards and research chairs 47 progress to our common goal. On every front, we are On every front, we are Closer to home 48 making progress in building making progress in building a cancer-free future. But a cancer-free future. progress can’t happen fast enough. We thank our donors for their extraordinary efforts in helping Alberta build momentum in the fight against cancer and for helping making the cancer journey easier for so many who fight it today. Sandy Slator, Chair Linda Mickelson, CEO Alberta Cancer Foundation Alberta Cancer Foundation 02 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 03 results are that we confident will work help us help get the get message out to out people Dr. Jack Tuszynski, Allard Foundation Chair > see page 12 for the full story Jackie Clark, fund-raiser in memory > see page 13 for the full story in Experimental Oncology of her son, Brent 02 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 03 results that we that are confident will work help us get the message out to people Dr. Jack Tuszynski, Allard Foundation Chair > see page 12 for the full story Jackie Clark, fund-raiser in memory > see page 13 for the full story in Experimental Oncology of her son, Brent Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future my life has been touched quite a bit by cancer any support for cancer research research and great is needed Catherine Ellis, legacy donor in memory > see page 14 for the full story Jon Glans, patient and fund-raiser > see page 15 for the full story of her husband, Graham 04 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 05 my life my has been has touched a bit by by bit a quite cancer any support cancer for research is great and needed Catherine Ellis, legacy donor in memory > see page 14 for the full story Jon Glans, patient and fund-raiser > see page 15 for the full story of her husband, Graham Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future increase our of chances making a significant advance express and yourself your emotions creatively Dr. John Mackey, research co-chair, > see page 16 for the full story Karen Bayus, donor in memory > see page 17 for the full story Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program of her son, Sean 06 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 07 increase our chances of a making significant advance express yourself and your emotions creatively Dr. John Mackey, research co-chair, > see page 16 for the full story Karen Bayus, donor in memory > see page 17 for the full story Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program of her son, Sean 08 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 09 having the best chance of a cancer- free future cancer research was and near to our to dear hearts Dr. Matthew Parliament, radiation oncologist > see page 18 for the full story Warren Coles, fund-raiser in memory > see page 19 for the full story of his father, Fred 08 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 09 having best the of a of chance cancer- free future cancer research was near and dear to our hearts Dr. Matthew Parliament, radiation oncologist > see page 18 for the full story Warren Coles, fund-raiser in memory > see page 19 for the full story of his father, Fred 10 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 11 there will be justice in the fight against cancer this support is such a such is generous thoughtful and Catherine Ellis has built a legacy by donating a portion of initiative her life insurance policy to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Dr. Brent Saik, fund-raiser in memory > see page 20 for the full story Dr. Carol Cass, Vice-President, Alberta Cancer > see page 22 for the full story of his wife and father Board and Director of the Cross Cancer Institute 10 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 11 there will be will justice fight the in against cancer this support is such a generous and thoughtful Catherineinitiative Ellis has built a legacy by donating a portion of her life insurance policy to the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Dr. Brent Saik, fund-raiser in memory > see page 20 for the full story Dr. Carol Cass, Vice-President, Alberta Cancer > see page 22 for the full story of his wife and father Board and Director of the Cross Cancer Institute 12 Alberta Cancer Foundation 07/08 Annual Review Together for a Cancer Free Future 13 It computes: An additional gift this year Walking beyond well at training and brushed it off– he wasn’t one of $1 million will help provide to complain, even as a child,” says Clark. A classmate the hardware, infrastructure convinced him to go to the hospital, which he did mining data for and manpower to propel the grief sends a that Friday evening. He was admitted and tested and laboratory and help position doctors confirmed on Monday after a colonoscopy Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute that he had a tennis ball sized tumour in his colon. promising drugs as a location for world-class cancer message of hope Despite being incredibly weak, Brent was therapy research. determined to get through his graduation ceremony. “Dr. Tuszynski’s work is leading He was released from hospital so he could complete By the time Dr. Jack Tuszynski’s edge,” says Robert Manning, Jackie Clark had a lot the final week and rehearse the ceremony. The police from the Allard Foundation. academy set aside a chair in case he couldn’t finish, Pharma Matrix project is “It represents a focused approach on her mind while she but he marched until the end. He returned to hospital to computational drug design, following his graduation for surgery; six weeks later complete, he hopes to have in silico (by computer simulation) Dr. Jack Tuszynski, walked 5K in the 2007 he started chemo and took a back office job with and in vitro (in test tube or culture dish) testing Allard Foundation the police. “He couldn’t even wear his uniform Chair in Experimental of novel chemotherapy entities, with the goal Oncology because he was so sore,” says Clark. He eventually 3,000 computer processors Underwear Affair* * The Underwear of optimizing and personalizing chemotherapy moved up to a front office job and went onto the Affair is a fun-filled 5K agents for a particular patient.” streets in October 2006, where he spent a year walk or 10K run where participants dress in running 24 hours a day, The Allard Foundation is excited that research in Calgary. to the day, until he found out the cancer was back. their skivvies–or the done in Edmonton could identify new drug “He even managed to go in during his off most outrageous seven days a week. underwear they can compounds with potentially reduced side effects chemo weeks,” says Jackie. “He was an inspiration find–to raise funds aimed at increasing survival rates and the quality to everyone.” and build awareness for cancers below of life for patients. But with a tumour on a major artery, Brent grew the waist.
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