Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 7, 2015
• Invested on: February 12, 2016

For contributing to improved cancer radiotherapy and for her leadership in advancing cancer care around the world.

Mary Gospodarowicz is an international leader in cancer treatment. For over 30 years, she has maintained a clinical practice while conducting research in the treatment of lymphomas and genitourinary cancers. Concurrently, she has been a guiding force at the helm of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, where she has built a highly advanced radiation medicine program and one of the most comprehensive cancer centres in the world. Most recently, she placed Canada at the centre of global efforts to combat cancer when she ascended to the presidency of the Union for International Cancer Control.