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I was born and raised in Windsor Ontario but I'm now

living in Nanaimo BC and loving it.

My career path included working on the railroad for nineteen years followed by a career in the financial industry until circumstances got me into an early

departure from the work force.

I spend my time now enjoying my family which includes three children and nine

grandchildren. as well as getting up for a song or two at the local karaoke venues. I would enjoy corresponding with others carrying our fine name.

I am currently battling cancer and so I am donating the rest of this page to the Canadian Cancer Society.

What is cancer?

Cancer is a disease that starts in our cells. Our bodies are made up of millions of cells, grouped together to form tissues or organs such as muscles and bones, the lungs, or the liver. Genes inside each cell order it to grow, work, reproduce and die.

Normally, our cells obey these orders and we remain healthy. Sometimes a cell’s instructions get mixed up and it behaves abnormally. After a while, groups of abnormal cells can circulate in the blood or immune system, or they can form lumps or tumours.

Tumours can be either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign tumour cells stay in one place in the body and are not usually life-threatening.

Malignant tumour cells are able to invade the tissues around them and spread to other parts of the body. Cancerous cells that spread to other parts of the body are called metastases. The first sign that a malignant tumour has spread is often swelling of nearby lymph nodes, but cancer can metastasize to almost any part of the body. It is important to find malignant tumours early and treat them.

Cancers are named after the part of the body where they start. For example, cancer that starts in the colon but spreads to the liver is called colon cancer with liver metastases.

Biomedical cancer research takes place in the laboratory, where scientists seek to understand the disease at its deepest levels. Using sophisticated tools and technologies, they peer inside single cells, observing and describing complicated biochemical and genetic processes.

In the beginning, most research funded by the Canadian Cancer Society focused on straightforward questions about cancer. How does the disease start? How do tumours grow and spread to other parts of the body? Can this growth be stopped?

Basic cancer research has already yielded many answers, and our understanding of cancer has never been greater than it is today. But from these answers, more questions have emerged, many of them extremely complex.

The range of basic cancer research is vast. For example:

	Scientists are hunting for substances or "markers" which can be detected in the bodies of people with different kinds of cancer.
	Researchers are trying to find out why certain cancer cells and tumours become resistant to chemotherapy or other treatments.
	Scientists are looking at the genetic basis of different cancers – for example, how certain genes make us more vulnerable to cancer or else make us more resistant to anti-cancer drugs.
	Various substances are being carefully analyzed and tested – either for their ability to fight cancer or for their potential to cause it.
	Specialized animal models and cell lines are being developed to help scientists carry out their cancer research studies.

The ultimate goal of basic cancer research is twofold:

coming up with the rare, "breakthrough" discovery that will help prevent, control or even cure cancer
contributing a small but significant bit of knowledge that will help other scientists as they work on their own piece of the cancer puzzle

To find out more about this very important charity click here

If you are looking for other cancer related websites I have listed a few below.

		Canadian Cancer Society National Web site - Community based organization of volunteers
		Bikers Memorial Cancer Fund - Organization aiding needy cancer patients in Atlantic Canada
		British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association
		Canadian Cancer Society - Information, services and events, Alberta and the Northwest Territories
		Canadian Cancer Society: Quebec Division - volunteer organization
		Canadian Palliative Care Association
		Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada - Candlelighters - national support and information network enhancing the quality of life of children with cancer
		Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) - fundraising for cancer research in Israel in Montreal & Toronto
		Michael Cuccione Foundation for Cancer Research - raising funds and bequests for cancer research and for children's hospitals
		Marilyn Van Stone Cancer Care Foundation - "raising funds, increasing awareness, & enhancing education to improve care & quality of life"
		Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
		The Cancer Council Australia - prevention, research, support and treatment
		Cancer Council New South Wales - funding for cancer research, information and training opportunities
		Cancer Patients' Assistance Society of NSW - organisation bringing comfort and emotional support to cancer patients and families throughout New South Wales
		Daffodil Day - Cancer Council Australia's largest annual fundraising event
		Children's Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) - Australian research institute devoted to childhood cancers
		Myeloma Foundation of Australia - Multiple Myeloma information and support
		Palliative Care Australia
		Palliative Care Victoria, East Melbourne
		Hospiz Oesterreich
		Fundacion Nuestros Hijos - improving quality of life for low income children with cancer, Santiago, Chile
		The Danish Cancer Society - Research, prevention and support for patients and their families
		Association PAVEL - An association of Romanian parents whose children have cancer
		Hungarian Hospice Association
		Barretstown Gang Camp - European program for seriously ill children including summer camps
		Bone Marrow Transplant Support Group - support for Bone Marrow Transplant patients & families
		Bray Cancer Support Centre - emotional support and assistance
		Irish Cancer Society - dedicated to cancer care, research and education
		Irish Hospice Foundation
	Slánú	Slánú Cancer Help Centre - support, education and complementary therapy, County Galway
		The Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society
		Cancer Society of Finland - with regional cancer societies and patient organizations
		Centre de resources national François-Xavier Bagnoud, Paris
		Federal organization self-help cancer - protection of interests of regional and supraregional groups of cancer self-help groups and organizations at the federal level
		Delfin - a project of the parents' initiative child cancer hospital e.V. Duesseldorf - support initiative by parents of children affected by cancer in the Bergi country
		Parents initiative of cancer children of the Augsburg e.V. - information concerning those who wish to help them
		Women against cancer, self-help with genital tumors - information and assistance towards self-help for those with genital tumors
		Woman health Mrs. Graz: Self-help after cancer - in the protected context of a self-help group, women can exchange personal experiences, practical assistance and information
		Woman self-help group after cancer in Tübingen - empiric reports and information from the association
		Friend's cancer circle - self-help group on a personal level offering information, hospital lists and a forum
		Histiozytose assistance e.V. - self-help group introduces itself and its activities and provides information about the illness
		Kehlkopflosen association Hagen - information for post-operative laryngeal patients, discussing the genesis of the disease, tips & advice
		Cancer initiative of Cologne - the cancer advisory board wants to provide information, encouragement and concern
		Mamma Mia - self-help group for breast cancer sufferers with information, goals, events and dates
		Together Hand-in-hand - regional organization for cancer self-help groups in Saxonia-Anhalt with activities & addresses
		NAKOS self-help - National contact and information centre for support and self-help groups with data bases
		SEKIS Berlin - central self-help contact and information centre, promoting self-help groups and projects
		Self-help blister cancer - self-help group introduces itself, informs patients and offers a forum
		Multiple Myeloma Self-Help Groups - the site lists existing self-help groups nationally and internationally
		Social work Rendsburg - offers Socialwork beside an advisory board for the "assistance of cancer patients" and "families in emergency"
		Children's Cancer Foundation - Organization/charity which aims to help doctors increase survival rates and enhance holistically the quality of life
		The Society for Promotion of Hospice Care
		Icelandic Cancer Society - voluntary cancer divisions and patient organizations
		Cancer Patients Aid Association - An NGO working for the welfare of cancer patients in India
		Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) - fundraising charity events for cancer research in Israel
		Zichron Menachem - parents helping children with cancer and their families

		Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro Tumori - Italian League for the Fight Against Cancer, Rome
		National Association of Psychological Assistance for Cancer Patients, free psychological help to people with cancer, Turin
		Società Italiana di Cure Palliative
		Nederlandse Kankerbstrijdng - Dutch Cancer Society
		Netherlands Palliative Care Network for Terminally Ill Patients (NPTN)
		Vereniging Ouders, Kinderen en Kanke - Dutch Childhood Cancer Parent Organisation
		Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
		Norwegian Cancer Society - Den Norske Kreftforening - member organizations, research, patient support and international events
		Children's Cancer Foundation Singapore - improving the quality of life of cancer-stricken children
		CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation - supports parents of children with cancer
		Hospice Association of South Africa
		South African Multiple Myeloma Foundation - Searching for a cure for multiple myeloma.
		Asociacion de Familiares y amigos de ninos Oncologicos de Cataluna
		Asociacion Espanola Contra el Cancer
		Federacion Espanola de Padres de ninos con Cancer
		Sociedad Española de Cuidados Paliativos
		Sociedad Espanola de Enfermeria Oncologica
		Barncancerföreningarnas Riksförbund - Children Cancer Foundation of Sweden
		Svensk Förening för Palliativ Medicin
		Swedish Cancer Society - Society supports the majority of cancer research in Sweden
		Telehjalpen - (Swedish and English)
		Société Suisse de Médecine et de Soins Palliatifs
		Swiss Cancer League - Schweizerische Krebslinga Ligue Suisse Controle le Cancer
		Association of Children's Hospices
		Breakthrough Breast Cancer - charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research and awareness
		Camp Quality UK - Aimed at children with cancer, free holidays complete with full medical support
		CancerBACUP - cancer support
		Cancer Counselling Trust - counsellors and psychotherapists for patients and families, Islington
		Cancer Help, U.K., CRC
	Cancer Point	Cancerpoint - information source and forum including access to support resources
		Cancer Prevention Research Trust - only organisation in the world solely dedicated to cancer prevention research
		Cancer Research UK (formally CRC & ICRF)
		Cancer Resource Centre - support, information and complementary therapies, Greater London
		Cavendish Cancer Care - assessment, support and complementary therapies, Sheffield
		Fight for Life: Cancer in Kids - helping to raise money for childhood cancer
		Hospice Information
		Hospice Organizations on the Net in the UK and Ireland - directory of hospice web sites
		Institute of Cancer Research: The Royal Cancer Hospital
		Lisa Thaxter Trust - in the memoriam of Lisa Thaxter, supporting the relief of children with cancer and their families
		Macmillan Cancer Relief
		Marie Curie Cancer Care
		Modern Amazons - Support group educating young women about the importance of being breast-aware, based in Bath
		National Breast Cancer Foundation - saving lives by increasing awareness through education and providing mammograms for those in need
		National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care
		Northwest Cancer Research Fund - funds for fundamental cancer research in the North West
		Samantha Dickson Research Trust - charity set up to help find a cure for childhood brain tumors
		Sargent Cancer Care For Children - supports children and families at home and in hospital from the day one
		Sue Ryder Care
		Tenovus - Information about cancer charity working on research and patient support
		United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group - national organisation for the study and treatment of childhood cancer, Leicester University
		UK Cancer Contacts, A UK web site directory with local charities
		Yorkshire Cancer Research - supports the funding of research against cancer
		Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children - providing help for families coping with cancer
		Northern Ireland Leukaemia Research Fund - NILRF supports investigations into the causes of leukaemia
		Action Cancer - provides early detection services, counselling and support services, and funding research at local universities
		Cancer Concern Scotland - promote public awareness of cancer; its causes, effects and prevention
		Children's Hospice Association
		CRUSE in Scotland - information, counselling and support unit
		Glasgow Palliative Care Information Network
		Scottish Partnership Agency for Palliative and Cancer Care
		Tak Tent Cancer Support Scotland - information, support, counselling and complimentary therapies for anyone affected by cancer
		Cancer Research Wales
		Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust - Leukaemia charity that recruits bone marrow donors
		Breast Cancer Campaign - only charity that specialises in funding independent breast cancer research throughout the UK
		Breast Cancer Care U.K.
		British Brain and Spine Foundation - information and support about neurological disorders, including brain tumours
		British Lung Foundation - funds research into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of all lung diseases
		Cancer and Leukemia in Childhood (CLIC) - support, advice and assistance
		Colon Cancer Concern
		Elimination of Leukaemia Fund - funding applied research to enable patients to have access to new forms of treatment
		Joshua Gilbert Rhabdomyosarcoma Appeal - established to save the lives of child cancer victims.
		The Laura Crane Trust - trust founded specifically to fund research into the types of cancer characteristic in the 15-25 age group
		Leukaemia CARE - Caring for sufferers of the leukemias, Hodgkin's and other lymphomas
		Lymphoma Association - good specialised information
		Orchid Cancer Appeal - promoting awareness of prostate, testicular and other cancers
		Ovacome - UK Ovarian Cancer Support Network - support for all those concerned with ovarian cancer
		Prostate Cancer Charity - support and information services to people affected
		Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation - only charity in the world wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer
		About Breast Cancer Resources - Articles, information, research, resources, chat room plus extensive breast cancer listings
		Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education
		American Association for Cancer Research