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The Canary Foundation visits dozens of cycling events around the Bay Area yearlong. We’re hard to miss with our big yellow tent, eye-catching posters, and stylish staff (What can I […]

 Jim Olwell knows a thing or two about pacing yourself. He might not be the racingtype, or even a weekend warrior per se, but Jim’s cycling credentials would leave other […]

In light of recent controversy surrounding the distribution of funding for a handful of cancer foundations, we at the Canary Foundation feel compelled to reiterate our responsibility and foundational credo. […]

Here at the Canary Foundation, one could say that we have an inherent fondness towards birds. So when Diana Handy approached us with an idea to put on an all-day […]

With much gratitude, Canary Foundation is proud to announce that we have been selected as the beneficiary of net proceeds for a new book being released. Photofantasm Soundgarden: Nudedragons to […]

New work from the Gambhir Lab published in PNAS uses a unique strategy to force tumor cells (if they exist) to produce a blood biomarker that would otherwise not be […]

As part of our efforts to train the next generation of scientists, we offer a paid and unpaid summer internship program. Canary Center interns will work in faculty labs for […]

Canary’s 10 year journey from tests to clinical trial Please join us on March 26 for a luncheon to hear from a panel of scientists, moderated by founder Don Listwin […]

We never want cancer to be suspected in a loved one, but when it is, we want to know it will be found before it has spread. Cancer early detection […]

The 4th annual Canary Challenge cycling fundraiser was September 27, 2014 in Palo Alto and experienced major growth since its inception in 2011. The event, produced by the Canary Foundation, […]

To give you more insight on the motivation for this team that raised $75,000 for early cancer detection, we thought it would be interesting to share a few stories from this […]

If you have been reading the awe-inspiring Canary Foundation blog, you know that we have recently featured the Co-Captain of Team X-RAY NINJAS Julie Kaufman. Julie is a breast cancer […]

This weeks featured rider is Carolyn Helmke, a salesperson for Commuter Benefits Solutions and an avid cyclist in the Bay Area. Carolyn and her team, Team Polly Cleland Helmke, are […]

By Canary Foundation Intern, Shannon Boselli We at the Canary Foundation can describe Julie Kaufman in one word: dedication. In Julie’s first year at the Challenge she raised over $11,700 […]

By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern When we reached out to Christina Worsing to be featured in a blog post, we did so because of her lofty fundraising goals and her […]

By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern In the conclusion of our two-part series highlighting the Canary Center interns, we take a look at Sonia and Sophie. These two high school students […]

By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern In this two part series, we’ll highlight a handful of our summer interns, here at the Canary Center. These 5 interns, along with 21 others, […]

By: Shannon Boselli, Canary Foundation Intern Like most Americans living in the 21st century, Jonathan Chow has been personally affected by cancer. His sister in law Lisa was recently diagnosed with […]