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Empowering Research




 Donors fuel innovation and discovery in the quest to conquer cancer



























                           Allan Slaight                                   Yamana Gold

                        Breakthrough Fund                           Discovery to Impact Grant



               Funding from La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso and The Slaight Family Foundation enabled the creation of the Allan Slaight
               Breakthrough Fund. Pictured above (left panel, L-R) are Emmanuelle Gattuso and Gary Slaight. The winners of the inaugural
               Yamana Gold Discovery to Impact Grant are (right panel, L-R) Drs. Rama Khokha, Thomas Kislinger and Hal Berman.


                INVEST IN RESEARCH This program supported           THE WALK TO CONQUER CANCER
                research into blood tests for lung cancer (Dr. Natasha   Raising over $3 million, thousands of
                Leighl), evolving treatment approaches for prostate   Canadians walked alongside friends, family
                cancer (Dr. Shane Harding) and the effects of an extra   and coworkers for the virtual Weekend to
                chromosome on leukemia initiation in children with   Conquer Cancer (now known as The Walk to
                Down syndrome (Dr. Eric Lechman).                   Conquer Cancer).























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