The OCRN will help keep Ontario at the forefront of cancer research by speeding up research on promising new cancer therapies and bringing innovative treatments to patients sooner. Cancer in all its forms claims thousands of lives and affects millions of people each year. Almost everyone has known a family member, a friend or a co-worker who has been affected by cancer.
Medical science generates new discoveries everyday about what causes cancer and how to treat it.
Many of these researchers are right here in Ontario and are working hard to improve the lives of cancer patients. Research is the key to finding more effective treatments. And, over time, only intensive research will lead to cures. The Ontario government is committed to giving our best and brightest researchers the tools they need to advance our understanding and treatment of all forms of cancer. Ontario's investment in the OCRN will contribute to global efforts to fight cancer.