Eliminating cancer

Lynda Piché

Treated at the CHUM for uterine cancer

“Cancer is a truly terrifying experience, and I hope everyone going through it will be able to have even more options for treatment. In the past, my cancer diagnosis would have been a death sentence. Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, though, I have hope that recovery is in the cards for me.”

What drives us

#1

Cancer is the number one cause of death in Canada.

Nearly half of all Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 4 will die from it. Cases of cancer have been on the rise for years now, with no signs of slowing down, and they are also becoming more and more complex. As traditional oncology hits its limits, we continue to develop increasingly personalized, tailored treatments to help the CHUM go further and save more lives.

What you make possible

The Guy Lafleur Fund: Advancing personalized medicine in oncology

Saving lives by developing immunotherapy solutions

Advancing adaptive, high-precision and safer radiation therapy

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Curing immune disorders

Denis Cormier-Piché

Received North America’s first-ever HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplant at the CHUM

“Thanks to the CHUM and its decades of research, I received some of the most advanced care out there—and a transplant that has restored my quality of life. My dream is that we can continue to grow our understanding of HIV so that we can finally eradicate it for good.”

What drives us

6

Six new Canadians are infected with HIV every day.

There is currently no effective vaccine against HIV, a disease that affects 37 million people worldwide, including 1.7 million children. In Canada, progress has been made in slowing the disease’s progression using triple therapies, but this medication has to be taken for life. There has also been a notable rise in HIV / Hepatitis C coinfection, a development that raises major challenges for care and treatment.

What you make possible

Eradicating HIV using a new, innovative cocktail

The SANGRE program: Better treatments for sickle cell disease

Making Montréal the first HCV-free city in North America

Bacterial DNA and genes: The key to outpacing tuberculosis

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Revolutionizing care for heart and metabolic diseases

Natasha Joseph

Underwent open-heart surgery at the CHUM after a heart attack

“As a single mom, I put everyone ahead of myself and ignored the warning signs from my body. I never would have thought I could have a heart attack. You’re providing all women with invaluable support to keep our hearts healthy.”

What drives us

33%

Heart disease affects 1 in 3 Canadians.

Heart disease is the number two cause of death in Canada, and when combined with metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes or obesity, results in cardiometabolic syndrome—a major downward factor on life expectancy in North America. In Canada, 1 in 3 people has cardiometabolic syndrome, and 3.4 million people have type 2 diabetes.

What you make possible

Cardio F clinic: Taking women’s heart health to heart

Centre d’expertise en diabète : une référence au Québec

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Putting an end to neurological diseases

Mathieu Bergevin

Treated at the CHUM for treatment-resistant epilepsy

“The neurosurgical laser purchased with your donations is a source of hope for people like me who are living with treatment-resistant epilepsy. I used to have up to five seizures a day. I’ve now recovered and can hold my newborn in my arms.”

What drives us

2x

By 2030, the number of people living with a neurological disease will have doubled.

Neurological diseases, take various forms: epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, to name a few. In Canada, 170,000 people living in long-term care facilities are affected, as well as 3.6 million more in the general population. The likelihood of certain neurological diseases rises with age, which means these numbers will continue to go up as the population grows older.

What you make possible

The CHUM SERVO: AI to end neurological diseases

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Providing new mental health solutions

Gabriel Julien

Treated at the CHUM for psychotic episodes

“The treatment I got from the CHUM was truly life-changing. I’m now a peer helper at the JAP clinic, helping other young people pull through. Thanks to your generosity, new mental health therapies and treatments are being developed.”

What drives us

33%

1 in 3 people will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

Mental illness devastates individuals, families and societies. In Canada, 4,000 suicides are recorded each year. Current mental health treatments leave many people suffering and unable to lead a normal life. One alarming example is depression: 60% to 70% of patients do not respond to first-line interventions or treatments. We urgently need to develop new solutions and make them available across the healthcare system.