23 November 2017 - If Terry Fox were diagnosed today, he would fall among the 20 per cent of young cancer patients who run out of treatment options. But now, patients like him may have a better chance of survival through a new Canada-wide program that matches genetic testing of hard-to-treat cancers with experimental therapies.

The $16.4-million project, called Terry Fox PROFYLE, combines the efforts of more than 30 pediatric cancer centres and funding organizations across Canada, including the Terry Fox Research Institute.

Each year, about 4,200 Canadians under age 29 are diagnosed with cancer. Of those, about a third are tough to treat because their cancers are rare, recurrent or have metastasised after standard radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.

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