A cancer patient I know told me not to give anything to the Canadian Cancer Society for similar reasons.   They saw it as a machine that had lost its way and was just spinning around in circles without real benefit to anyone other than parties with vested interests.

The other thing about cancer fundraising is that cancer-fighting charities derived a boost from the profile that Terry Fox brought to the disease back in the 80s and 90s.   Today, those memories are somewhat faded and younger people weren`t alive when Terry undertook to run across Canada to raise funds and reduce the stigma of the disease.   This has had some impact on the level of financial support as well.