Welcome to Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto HELP TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE IN OUR SOCIETY
2 out of every 3 Ontario households have been affected by cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Ontario. More than 25,000 Ontarians will die from cancer this year. This equals 70 deaths per day, or one death every twenty minutes. The good news is that cancer survival rates have been improving - the five-year survival rate now exceeds 50% for most cancers.
But while more people are surviving cancer, the number of Ontarians who will be diagnosed with cancer is also expected to continue to climb as the province’s population grows and ages in coming years.
More Ontarians living with cancer means greater demand for cancer support services.
A vast body of research has shown that social and emotional support for people living with cancer improves their quality of life. A recent major international study showed that social and emotional support provided to people living with cancer may also increase their chances of survival.
Thank you to our many volunteers, generous donors, foundations and corporate partners for your continued support! Together with you we are pioneering a new model of community-based support that has the potential to transform health care in our society. Click here to see our 2008 Supporters.
Please join in our quest and commitment to provide the best practices of social and emotional support to all people living with cancer.
Gilda's Club is completely free of charge for members. Help us ensure that no one faces cancer alone!
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“…Gilda’s Club is the missing link in the cancer care system and we are anxious to support the holistic approach being taken to help the well-being of those inflicted and touched by cancer.” - Dr. Patrick J.Gullane, MB, FRCSC, FACS, FRACS (Hon), Otolaryngologist-in-Chief, University Health Network.
WHAT'S NEW IN OUR PROGRAM
Beyond hospital visits... and varied medical treatments lies a new groundbreaking report confirming the benefit of addressing cancer patients’ emotional and psychological needs. Click here to view the Institute of Medicine Report
Are you living with cancer? Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto is conducting a research project on physical activity and the impact of cancer. Please help us fill out a survey about your experience by clicking here.
Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto is a place where men, women, teens and children with cancer – along with family and friends – can join with others to build social and emotional support as a supplement to medical care. Gilda’s Club also welcomes long-term cancer survivors and those who have lost someone to cancer. Free of charge, Gilda’s Club offers support and networking groups, lectures, workshops and social activities in a non-residential, home-like setting. The Gilda’s Club philosophy is based on the belief that a diagnosis of cancer affects the whole family, as well as friends, and that no one should have to face cancer alone.
