News of Dr. John Bell’s innovative cancer research using viruses has been making headlines in Canada and around the world.
In 2000, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation invested $25,000 to begin funding Dr. Bell's oncolytic virus research.
We not only provided seed funding for Dr. Bell’s research, but also provided funds to purchase equipment needed to engineer the virus, staffing for discovery and testing, and invested in human clinical trials. Since 2007, the Cancer Foundation has provided over $1.2 million to Dr. Bell’s research with ongoing commitments from existing donors.
Over the last decade the Cancer Foundation has invested more than $8 million in local research and clinical trials. In 2010 alone, the Cancer Foundation invested more than $1.4 million into research. Thank to this investment and continued support, local cancer patients have access to new therapies and ground-breaking clinical trials.
When this type of research happens in our community, we all benefit because cancer patients can participate in clinical trials and the hopefully more dollars can be raised to ensure research moves forward.
