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Canadian Cancer Society
Canada's national cancer charity and largest charitable funder of cancer research, which also core-funds the Canadian Cancer Trials Group.
Also called: CCSSociété canadienne du cancer
Overview
Founded in 1938, the Canadian Cancer Society funds research through competitive grants and provides core support to the Canadian Cancer Trials Group at Queen's University, the group behind the CHALLENGE exercise trial and MA.17. It merged with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in 2017 and with Prostate Cancer Canada in 2020, publishes the Canadian Cancer Statistics reports with Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, runs a national helpline and lodges for patients travelling to treatment, and advocates on tobacco, screening and drug access. Its Cancer Information Service is bilingual and free.
Location
Toronto, CA
Type
consortium
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#411 · 12 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 12 from 6 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-24.
Matched to Canadian Cancer Society, including child institutions. 14 works · 174 citations · 79% open access · 7% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
12022
12023
52024
62025
12026
Most works
- Nathalie Saint‐Jacques4 works
- Darren R. Brenner3 works
- Larry F. Ellison3 works
- Donna Turner3 works
- Alain A. Demers3 works
- Natalie Fitzgerald3 works
- Jennifer L. Gillis2 works
- Ryan R. Woods2 works
- Shary Xinyu Zhang2 works
- Jennifer Michelle Jones2 works
Most cited
- Research grants and CCTG core funding
- Canadian Cancer Statistics
- Patient support, lodges and helpline
- Tobacco and screening advocacy
Similar pages
- IdeaBroad research consent as a routine step of the cancer pathway
Shares Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Trials enrol too few, too slowly.
- InstitutionBC Cancer
Shares Terry Fox Research Institute, Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG).
- InstitutionOntario Institute for Cancer Research
Shares Terry Fox Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
- InstitutionThe Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre / Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Shares Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG), Trials enrol too few, too slowly.
- TermDecentralised trial
Shares CHALLENGE (CCTG CO.21), Trials enrol too few, too slowly.
- Key paperCHALLENGE: a structured exercise programme after chemotherapy improves survival in colon cancer
Shares CHALLENGE (CCTG CO.21), Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG).
- InstitutionSunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
Shares Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG).
- TermPragmatic trial
Shares CHALLENGE (CCTG CO.21), Trials enrol too few, too slowly.