a family-friendly event benefitting local breast cancer research
BRIGHT Run is a non-competitive, family friendly 1 km/5 km walk or run which is held annually, the first Saturday after Labour Day, at the Dundas Valley Conservation Area in Dundas, Ontario.
Thank you for supporting our 15th annual event!
Saturday, September 9th, 2023
Registration is now CLOSED.
THE NEW BRIGHT RUN BREAST CANCER LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM CHAIR
The BRIGHT Run’s 17th funding commitment represents a unique and cutting-edge legacy that is a tribute to the hard work of our participants, volunteers and community partners over many years.
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Thanks for making 2022 a great year!
We’ve surpassed our goal of $315,000
BRIGHT Run is all about supporting research. It is through research that advances in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care of breast cancer are made.
So far we have raised $518,005 towards our $315,000 target! That’s 164% of the total!
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Thanks for making 2022 a great year!
We’ve surpassed our goal of $315,000
BRIGHT Run is all about supporting research. It is through research that advances in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care of breast cancer are made.
So far we have raised $518,005 towards our $315,000 target! That’s 164% of the total!
DAYS UNTIL THE RUN
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FUNDED
PROJECTS
BRIGHT Run has funded 16 breast cancer research projects. The average grant is about $50,000, with the possibility of up to $100,000 for exceptional projects. Here are some of the projects your donations have funded to date.
Announcing the new BRIGHT Run Breast Cancer Learning Health System Chair
The BRIGHT Run’s 17th funding commitment represents a unique and cutting-edge legacy that is a tribute to the hard work of our participants, volunteers and community partners over many years. The BRIGHT Run Breast Cancer Learning Health System Chair was jointly...
Strategy to Implement Exercise
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. With improved screening and treatment techniques, more women are surviving breast cancer. However, women live with physical and emotional side effects for years after cancer treatments have ended....
TXA for Mastectomy
The Breast Surgery Research Group of the Department of Surgery at McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences has received funding from the BRIGHT Run to investigate a way to reduce the incidence of seroma and hematoma among patients who have had breast cancer...
Identifying Tumour Margins
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. There is a need to optimize the speed and accuracy of diagnosis and maximize efficiency in treatment of the disease. This proposal will contribute to the efficiency of breast cancer surgery and...
OUR STORY
LATEST NEWS
Pink Ribbons and Breast Cancer Awareness
BRIGHT Run brought its pink to the Juravinski Cancer Centre lobby to recognize October as Breast...
BRIGHT Volunteers
Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. ...
Some BRIGHT Inspiration
Hello BRIGHT Run Family, This is the first letter after I met many of you in person on our...
BRIGHT RUN 2021
Breast cancer did not stop for COVID-19 and neither did BRIGHT Run 2021 or BRIGHT Runners.
Thank you for changing the world and helping to fund local breast cancer research at our Hamilton cancer centre.
