Each September the Terry Fox Run for Hope in aid of cancer research is staged at numerous locations around the world. Information about run locations, pledge sheets and the research supported by the Terry Fox Foundation is detailed at the Terry Fox Foundation website. In 1997, the most frequently diagnosed cancers will continue to be breast cancer for women and prostate cancer for men.
Lung cancer remains as the leading cause of cancer death.
There's also a great Alta-Vista site with all sorts of Tobacco industry information. Bill S-20, recently introduced into the Canadian Senate by Senator Colin Kenny, aims to reduce the incidence of youth smoking.