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 People living with cancer affect everyone around them. Relationships become richer and, with proper treatment and care some patients are able to become spontaneous and allow wonderful adventures to happen in their lives and in the lives around them. The Sault Area Hospital Foundation raises funds through a number of community events to assure the best equipment is made available to local and regional cancer patients. "The Sault has an excellent program that allows the patient to be treated as near to home as possible. A radiotherapy component is, however, currently lacking and impacts on the ability to deliver a truly comprehensive program to the ever increasing numbers of Algoma cancer patients needing treatment. The volumes continue to put increasing demands on the present system. Breakthroughs in management are coming fast and furious with treatment schedules becoming increasingly complex and straining the workload capacity. Cure rates continue to climb in the presence of an increasing incidence. There have been three expansions in the past 12 years in the cancer program to respond to the demands. Each has been a "temporary" facility while plans evolved for the "Algoma Regional Cancer Centre” in the new Sault Area Hospital facility. Our goal is an opening in 2008, but we need to ante up our share of the cost. Please help us make a difference. Please help us achieve our goal….CURE." David Walde, MD, FRCPC "Providing financial support for the cancer clinic development and our new hospital is essential to bringing to Sault Ste. Marie the technology of a radiation bunker and a first class facility which will further enable our skilled local healthcare practitioners in meeting the challenge of the fight against cancer in our community." To make a donation to the Sault Area Hospital Foundation Algoma Regional Cancer Centre Building Fund click here. Feb 1st, 2005 J.J. Hilsinger Dear J.J. The Sault Area Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and Staff, considers it an honour that you have chosen the Sault Area Hospital Foundation as the recipient of your fundraising efforts in the Tour d'Afrique Bike expedition. Amongst the many local charities in our District, we could not be more pleased that you have selected our Hospital's Algoma Regional Cancer Centre, supporting the betterment of cancer patients in this community. The third Tour d'Afrique, bicycle expedition sounds incredibly exciting and very challenging. For cycling enthusiasts, this sounds like the adventure of a lifetime! We look forward to hearing about your journey across 10 countries upon your return to Sault Ste. Marie. Wishing you the best of luck in the race. Jamie Melville, President |
