Major donation of $500,000 to the Fondation du CHU de Québec for innovative cancer treatments
June 20, 2023
We are proud to support the Fondation du CHU de Québec and its hospital research chair in theranostics with a major donation.
The multidisciplinary team at the Research Centre, founded in 2021, is the largest in Canada. Our sizeable donation has enabled the Research Centre and its nuclear medicine specialists to achieve highly promising results.
“Health is a core value at iA Financial Group,” said Denis Ricard, President and CEO of iA Financial Group. “We are invested in improving the health of the communities in which we operate and developing innovative solutions to take us even further in the future.”
Theranostics is an innovative treatment method that combines radioisotope therapy with state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging. It is currently emerging as a targeted treatment for cancer, particularly prostate cancer. It enables patients to prolong their lives and enjoy better quality of life. It represents over 300 treatments and 100 new patients per year.
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