News of Your Impact!
A groundbreaking research project led right here, at home
November 3, 2025
Thanks to you, a truly unique research project is being launched at the Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne (CRCLM), in collaboration with the Centre intégré de cancérologie de la Montérégie. The study aims to better understand and reduce the cognitive challenges often referred to as “chemo brain” or brain fog, which can affect memory, attention, concentration and mental processing after chemotherapy.
Over a 24-week period, a group of post-treatment patients takes part in structured choral singing sessions led by an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, researchers, CRCLM professionals and artistic partners. Each session blends singing, breathing work, posture, vocal support and movement in an approach that is artistic, scientific and profoundly human.
Your donations make it possible to carry out a rigorous clinical and cognitive evaluation protocol to measure the real effects of this intervention. Participants are followed at different stages of the program to objectively assess the impact of singing on cognition, well-being and quality of life.
Chemo-related brain fog can be extremely limiting. Through singing, we are exploring an innovative and accessible way to help patients regain their capacities and their confidence.
This innovative project would not exist without YOUR generosity.
Because of YOU, Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne is positioning itself at the forefront of a one-of-a-kind research initiative in Québec, where science, the arts and the patient experience come together to make a real difference in the lives of people affected by cancer.
🎧 Listen to an audio excerpt from a session held in October 2025 (in French only)
📄 Read the official news release from the Montérégie-Centre Integrated Health and Social Services Centre (in French only)
📘 Read the CRCLM research summary (in French only)
