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July 20‑21, 2024

Welcome to Tour Alberta!

The Enbridge Tour Alberta for Cancer is in support of the most courageous and brave Albertans who have shown

their Alberta strength through a cancer experience. Those with us. And those we’ve lost.

The Tour is for us. The purpose is for them.

Top Fundraisers

Arthur Child Cancer Conquerors

$311,784

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Tour Dollars at Work

Urgent/Priority Needs Patient Experience World-class Research Alberta’s Cancer Centres

The most impactful way to support Albertans facing cancer today, and in the future, is by supporting the priority needs of the cancer system. Donations to urgent/priority needs offer flexibility to respond when there is an emerging opportunity to help Albertans facing cancer and wherever it will have the greatest reach within our province. These funds allow the Alberta Cancer Foundation to respond quickly when new breakthroughs come to light, when costly medical equipment must be replaced, and to support patient care needs as they arise.

The Alberta Cancer Foundation supports programs that focus on addressing patients’ unique needs and reducing disparities in cancer treatment and care in underserved populations across Alberta. Programs such as the Patient Financial Assistance Program, Patient Navigation Program and the Mobile Breast Cancer Screening Enhancement Project, all of which help Albertans who, due to geographical, cultural, financial or other barriers, may have trouble accessing appropriate cancer diagnoses, treatments and care

Alberta is emerging as a hub for excellence in translational cancer research, both nationally and internationally. We know that the only way to bring the treatments of tomorrow to those facing cancer today is through clinical trials. Clinical trials advance medical knowledge and provide hope for patients who have run out of the more traditional treatment options. Thanks to support from the Tour, hundreds of patients in Alberta benefit from these novel treatments each year.

Alberta is home to 17 Alberta Health Services cancer centres, all leading the way in compassionate care and innovative treatments. Your donations help improve the patient experience in each of these centres through new medical equipment, enhanced treatment and care options, and specialized training for oncology staff.

World Class Research and Care

Over the past five years, more than 5,500 of our fellow Albertans have taken part in 500 trials. The Alberta Cancer Foundation supports every cancer clinical trial that takes place in Alberta. Our province is emerging as a centre of research excellence, both nationally and internationally, for cancer clinical trials and funds raised through The Tour help bring the cancer treatments of tomorrow to Albertans facing cancer today. 1,171 Albertans gained access to a clinical trial in 2020/21. The most recently funded clinical trial is Dr. Michael Chu’s CAR-T Cell Therapy trial bringing the most cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment to Albertans. This groundbreaking clinical trial will benefit Albertans facing blood cancer who have no treatment options left by channeling the power of the immune system.

Alberta’s Cancer Centres

Going the distance on The Tour and in the cancer centres.

Supporting your local cancer centre through the Enbridge Tour Alberta for Cancer means you are helping health-care workers across Alberta with the resources they need to provide patients and their families with the best treatment and care available. Albertans helping Albertans.

- Barrhead Community Cancer Centre
- Bonnyville Community Cancer Centre
- Calgary – Tom Baker Cancer Centre
- Camrose Community Cancer Centre
- Canmore – Bow Valley Community Cancer Centre
- Drayton Valley Community Cancer Centre
- Drumheller Community Cancer Centre
- Edmonton – Cross Cancer Institute
- Fort McMurray Community Cancer Centre
- Grande Prairie Cancer Centre
- High River Community Cancer Centre
- Hinton Community Cancer Centre
- Lethbridge – Jack Ady Cancer Centre
- Lloydminster Community Cancer Centre
- Medicine Hat – Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre
- Peace River Community Cancer Centre
- Red Deer – Central Alberta Cancer Centre

Critical Equipment

Radiation therapy plays an important role in cancer treatment. It uses high energy waves to destroy cancerous cells and although it is effective, it can destroy healthy surrounding tissue and take several treatments over a long period of time. In this ever-evolving field, new radiation techniques have been developed thanks to leading-edge technology such as the Linac-MR. Merging the imaging abilities of an MRI system with the treatment capabilities of a Linear Accelerator, this made-in-Alberta machine will allow doctors to see and treat cancer with radiation using real-time MR imaging. By guiding and directing a radiation beam precisely at a tumour, the Linac-MR will allow treatment doses to be increased, the number of treatments required to be reduced, and cause significantly less damage to healthy tissues and organs. The Northern LIGHTs Program is a collection of clinical trials that will first test, and then provide Albertans facing cancer with access to the Linac-MR to receive cutting-edge radiation therapy treatments.

Urgent Needs

Cancer is advancing at a rapid pace. It takes the commitment of many to continuously adapt to and foster growth in this field. Community-based fundraising like the Enbridge Tour Alberta for Cancer can help provide support wherever the need is greatest and allow us to be agile to the changing needs of patients and staff across Alberta. It applies to research and technology as well as things like mental health and financial support. As the global pandemic swept the community, urgent requests arose from our health-care partners. The Text4Hope project, in partnership with The Mental Health Foundation, Calgary Health Foundation, the University Hospital Foundation, the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation is a good example. As well, our social worker partners in the cancer centres helped us distribute emergency support for patients struggling with a cancer diagnosis and financial strain. This Urgent Needs fund is important in order for us to address these emerging needs when they arise for cancer patients and their families.

July 20‑21, 2024

July 20‑21, 2024

Welcome to Tour Alberta!

The Tour is for us. The purpose is for them.

Top Fundraisers

Vern Yu

Max Chan

John Davis

Judy Fairburn

Janie Munro

Top Teams

Team Enbridge

AltaGas

Arthur Child Cancer Conquerors

Team ARC

Team Precision Drilling

Who do you cycle for?

Who do you cycle for?

Tour Dollars at Work

Going the distance on The Tour and in the cancer centres.

Please reach out to our team for more info.