They have committed to raising $10,000 each for the Relay For Life, which is the Canadian Cancer Society’s major fundraiser.
Senior Manager Chantal Saucier says every penny counts when it comes to research and a diagnosis of cancer is no longer a death sentence. Prostate cancer is 96 percent curable with breast cancer at 88 percent but she warns cancer will never be eliminated entirely especially with an aging baby boomer population. Saucier adds there are thousands of cancers so it would be a mistake to believe there is just one cure.
Only about 20 per cent of the research applications to the Cancer Society get funding. Last year, 34 communities in New Brunswick hosted Relay For Life events, raising more than $2.5 million for cancer research.
Locally, the Relay For Life 2014 will take place this Saturday, June 7th, from 12noon to 12 midnight, behind the St. Stephen High School.
