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When Jerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he received a compressed schedule of radiation therapy which used techniques that he helped develop during his time as a medical physicist. He hails this accelerated form of treatment as a life-changing advancement. #changedmylife
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October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
When Vinesha's cancer had spread to her lungs, she enrolled in a clinical trial with the hope of gaining a few more months of life. 15 years later, she now lives a life of "promise and hope" and is grateful for the cancer research that changed her life. Vinesha's story: https://bit.ly/47SGP4Q
September 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Working in the leukemia clinic as part of his MD/PhD training let Andy see how big of an impact advancements in genomics are making. Seeing this link between research and the clinic has further motivated Andy as a clinician-scientist. #changedmylife

Read Andy's story: bit.ly/441bJ8E
June 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Every day, #cancer research breakthroughs are changing people’s lives for the better.

OICR’s new #ChangedMyLife campaign features life-changing stories about #CancerResearch firsthand from our community of scientists, patients, clinicians and everyday Ontarians.

changedmylife.oicr.on.ca
March 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM