Tracking the Investment in Cancer Research: 2005 to 2019
Today, the CCRA released its latest report on the investment in cancer research from 2005 to 2019. A grand total of $7.4 billion was invested during this 15-year period. The fluctuating investment in major infrastructure drove peaks and valleys in the overall investment trend. Cancer researchers, however, retained their competitiveness. In recent years, Canada lost ground in terms of its cancer research investment when compared with the U.K. and the U.S. This report has an accompanying Excel file as well as dashboard tools that expand on the findings in the report. To access this report, click here.
Final report of the 2021 CCRC now available
The 2021 Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC) was the sixth CCRC organized by the CCRA. CCRC 2021 was originally planned as an in-person conference to take place in Halifax, however, like many events and meetings, the conference was pivoted to a fully virtual, online experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held over four half-days, from November 8-11, 2021, and scheduled to accommodate... Read More »
2018 Investment in Cancer Research: Report Released
Today, CCRA released its latest report on the investment in cancer research. It reveals that $491M was invested in cancer research in 2018. Although a slight increase since 2017 (up $17M), the investment has been fairly constant over the past five years.
This year's report includes some new analyses, which quantify the cancer-... Read More »
Today, CCRA released its latest report on the investment in cancer research. It reveals that $491M was invested in cancer research in 2018. Although a slight increase since 2017 (up $17M), the investment has been fairly constant over the past five years.
This year's report includes some new analyses, which quantify the cancer-... Read More »