A community event raises $11M, changing the face of head and neck cancer research

Wed, Jun 1: “Joe’s Team” was co-founded by Joe and his wife Cara a decade ago. Joe’s Team, an event encouraging participation from anyone who ever dreamed of being part of a fun, non-competitive triathlon/duathon with the purpose of raising money for cancer research. Joe passed from head and neck cancer in 2010 but his wife carried on with the event raising $11 million, which was enough money to build a research centre at Princess Margaret Hospital in Joe’s name. This will be the last year for the event in Musk. Susay Hay has the story,

• Changing the face of cancer research one step at a time