In the time it takes to watch this short report from The National's Checkup panel, seven Canadians will find out they have cancer. Today 210 Canadians will lose their lives fighting it. Billions have been raised and spent on the battle against this deadly disease, but is anything really changing? What can we do as individuals to prevent it, what are we doing to treat it and are we any closer to a cure?

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