Mr. Speaker, you may have noticed that I am wearing a daffodil today. April is daffodil month, and the daffodil symbolizes the work done by the Canadian Cancer Society to educate the public and raise funds for cancer research.
We can be proud of the innovative research being done in Canada.
Recently, researchers have been working to block breast cancer with Zantac, normally used for heartburn. Discoveries with pancreatic cancer cells may allow scientists to create drugs to block or reverse the spreading of the disease. New advancements have led to genetic screening, which is less costly, more accessible, and may boost cancer survival rates.
That kind of progress is truly remarkable. I want to thank everyone in Canada who is working to eradicate cancer and providing hope to us all. We need to work together to beat cancer.