Our vision is creating a future without breast cancer. Learn more about the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in this section!

About Breast Health

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation provides information about breast health: being breast aware; knowing about breast cancer risk factors and ways to help reduce the risk of breast cancer; and being informed about breast cancer screening.

About Breast Cancer

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation provides information about breast cancer: the disease and its impact in Canada; how it is diagnosed and treated; and issues related to living with breast cancer and when active treatment ends.

Your Dollars At Work

To help you to see the good work that CBCF is doing across Canada, this section of our website is all about providing you with information on how your donation dollars are spent each year.

Apply For Grants

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation puts donor dollars to work in support of its mission by awarding grants for research and community health projects across the full spectrum of breast health, including prevention and education, screening, diagnosis, treatment and care.

Get Involved

There are many ways to support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Find out how you can volunteer, participate, fundraise, Run for the Cure, donate or shop for the cure.

Partners & Sponsors

With over 100 National and Regional Partners & Sponsors, we have developed a model of sponsorship and cause marketing that is based on best practice and have proven mutual value to many of our partners.

Contact Us

Need help? Looking for more information? Be sure to visit our Frequently Asked Questions section or contact CBCF today!

Making a Difference
CBCF is making a difference by funding some of the top breast cancer research in the country today. Click on Donate Now below to do your part!

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The Pink Tour
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour is hitting the road for a summer-long tour to engage and inspire community members to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening. Get onboard for breast health when we visit your town!

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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour is hitting the road for a summer-long tour to engage and inspire community members to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening. Get onboard for breast health when we visit your town!

Check out the schedule here
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour is hitting the road for a summer-long tour to engage and inspire community members to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening. Get onboard for breast health when we visit your town!

Check out the schedule here
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour is hitting the road for a summer-long tour to engage and inspire community members to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening. Get onboard for breast health when we visit your town!

Find out more
;
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour is hitting the road for a summer-long tour to engage and inspire community members to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening. Get onboard for breast health when we visit your town!

Check out the schedule here
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tour is hitting the road for a summer-long tour to engage and inspire community members to learn about the importance of breast cancer screening. Get onboard for breast health when we visit your town!

Check out the schedule here
Give the Gift of Hope
Every day, 66 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Your gift of hope today can help make this statistic history.

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National Grant Competition
National Grant Competition in Early Detection. Advancing technologies with strategic potential for enabling the earlier detection of breast cancer.

Application deadline is now closed.
Thank you to all who applied.

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What Causes Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is a complex disease with no single cause. Breast cancer researchers believe that a combination of inherited and environmental causes must be present for breast cancer to develop.

Inherited causes can be thought of as internal factors. They are part of the genetic makeup we received from our parents and do not change through life. Examples of inherited causes include genetic mutations and differences in the way our bodies repair cell DNA after it has been damaged.

Environmental causes can be thought of as external factors. They affect us throughout our lives. Examples of external factors include our lifestyle and the environment we live in, for example, our level of physical activity, our use of hormone replacement therapy and our exposure to chemicals that are known to change cell DNA.

More research is needed in this area to understand better how inherited and environmental causes work together to result in the cell DNA changes that lead to breast cancer. Research helps to improve our knowledge of breast cancer, giving us a stronger understanding of breast cancer risk and ways to try to reduce the risk.

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> CBCF Central Office

375 University Avenue, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2J5
Tel : (416)596-6773 or toll free 1(800)387-9816

> BC / Yukon

300 - 1090 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC V6E 2N7 General Inquiries: cbcfbc@cbcf.org
Tel: 604.683.2873 or toll free 1.800.561.6111

> Atlantic

5251 Duke Street, Suite 417 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1P3
Tel: (902) 422-5520 or toll free 1-866-273-2223

> Prairies / NWT

700, 10665 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, AB
T5J 3S9 Tel: 780-452-1166 / 1-866-302-2223
Fax: 780-451-6554

430, 1324 – 17 Ave. SW Calgary, AB T2T 5S8 Tel: 403-209-2233 Fax: 403-209-2366

304, 1 Wesley Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C6 Tel: 204-231-4885 / 1-866-267-3948
Fax: 204-231-4910

Tel: 780-452-1166 or toll free 1-866-302-2223

> Ontario

20 Victoria Street, 6th Floor Toronto, ON M5C 2N8
Tel: (416) 815-1313 or toll free 1 (866) 373-6313

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