Cancer Research

Wondering if if you canhelp me?

I am interested in finding out how many people out there have a family member or friend that has been affected by cancer. I would like to know where those people live. I am trying to put facts together about heredity, location and types of cancer.

My dad died of lung cancer and we lived in Bruce County for almost 40 years, although he was born in Scarborough.
His dad died of lung cancer, his mother died of bowel cancer, he lost a brother to lung cancer, a brother to brain cancer, a sister to brain, bowel? cancer and has a brother who is battling skin cancer.

I know of a 14 year old child (girl) that was diagnosed with a brain tumour a year and a half ago and lives in Bruce County outside of Port Elgin and a five year old boy from Port Elgin diagnosed with leukemia. There is also a child (boy) in grade one at a local school diagnosed with leukemia.

I would like to see as many people as possible post their cancer experiences here on my blog so that I or others can see how heredity, location and sex play a part in cancer.