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Precision oncology is transforming how cancer is treated. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, it uses genetic profiling to understand the unique biology of each tumor — identifying the specific mutations driving the cancer and matching patients with targeted therapies that are often more effective and less toxic than traditional treatments.

Simply put, it’s about:

The right drug

For the right patient

At the right time

This personalized approach gives children and families more information, more options, and more hope, especially when standard treatments have been exhausted.

PROFYLE: Giving Kids Another Chance

One of the key programs we are fundraising for is PROFYLE — PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE.

PROFYLE is a pan-Canadian initiative that gives children, adolescents, and young adults who are out of conventional treatment options another chance to beat their cancer. Through a unique national partnership, PROFYLE ensures that tumors can be molecularly profiled no matter where a child lives in Canada.

Each test costs approximately $14,000 per child, and there is currently a need to test 10–12 children in Alberta every year.

Our goal for 2026 is to fully fund this critical testing — and support additional precision oncology efforts — so that no child is denied access due to cost.

This cause is deeply personal to our family.

When Sloane relapsed in April 2025, she had access to PROFYLE testing to help determine whether her tumor was eligible for clinical trials. That information mattered and it’s information every child deserves when facing the hardest fight of their life.

Programs like PROFYLE don’t just advance research, they provide real-time answers to families when they need them most.

A Legacy of Hope

To put the impact of PROFYLE into perspective:
If Terry Fox were diagnosed today, he would have been eligible for PROFYLE when his cancer returned and spread to his lungs — giving him access to molecular profiling and potential targeted treatment options that didn’t exist in his time.