December 19, 2024
Health Minister Speaks at CCSN’s First Manitoba All-party Cancer Caucus
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) held its Manitoba All-party Cancer Caucus (APCC) at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 28, 2024. This was CCSN’s first ever...
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December 17, 2024
CCSN Joins Right2Survive for 2024 Legislative Reception in Edmonton
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network’s team was very pleased to be in Edmonton, Alberta last month for the Right2Survive Legislative Reception. Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 was a very busy day...
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December 17, 2024
Patient Advocate Maureen Smith Joins Canada Drug Agency as Patient Member
A long-time patient advocate has joined the Canada Drug Agency's (CDA) Board of Directors as their first patient member. Maureen Smith has a long career as a patient partner, spanning...
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December 3, 2024
CCSN’s October 2024 Ontario All-party Cancer Caucus a Great Success!
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) held its Ontario All-party Cancer Caucus (APCC) at the Queen’s Park Legislative Building in Toronto, Ontario on October 23, 2024. This was CCSN’s second...
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October 25, 2024 / ACT
Media release: New Report Unveils the Cancer Patient’s Journey and Shaping the Future of Oncology Care in Nova Scotia
Friday, October 25th (Halifax, NS) – The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN), in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub has released a new report, “Advocating for the Patient...
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October 10, 2024
BioCanRx Launches 2025 Learning Institute
The following announcement is from BioCanRx We are excited to announce the launch of the 2025 BioCanRx-CSA Learning Institute (LI) at the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy (Summit4CI), April 6 -...
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September 23, 2024
Mona Forrest, Co-Founder of CCSN, has passed away
Mona Forrest, Co-Founder of CCSN, passed away on September 21st, 2024. She was one of eight people who created our organization in 2012, where she was Operations Manager until she...
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July 16, 2024
From President/CEO Jackie Manthorne: The best cancer outcomes start with strong provincial cancer action plans
This article recently appeared in the Hill Times. You can read that article here. Each week, 1,350 Canadians hear the life-altering words, 'You have cancer.' The need for robust, comprehensive...
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June 25, 2024
Industry-led lawsuit against Canada’s plastics regulations back in court
The following is a statement from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Health and environmental groups intervene to defend government’s ability to tackle plastics pollution Ottawa |...
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June 19, 2024
CCSN Outraged by Canadian Task Force Recommendations on Breast Screening
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) was disappointed and outraged by the recent recommendation from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care to not lower the age of recommended...
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