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January 17, 2023 / CCSN News, News

Ontario Health Coalition Speaks Out on Recent Ford Government Healthcare Decision

Below is a statement from the Ontario Health Coalition regarding the Ontario Government's decision to use private clinics to address the surgical backlog in the province. Calling Ford’s plans to...
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January 17, 2023 / CCSN News, Firefighters and Cancer, News

Fighting Fires Equals Fighting Cancer

It’s no secret that firefighting is a dangerous job. Each year dozens of names are added to the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial run by the International Association of Fire Fighters...
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January 9, 2023

Vaccination against HPV strong in some provinces, lags in others

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and so to raise awareness, let’s talk about HPV vaccination. The Human papillomavirus, HPV, is the number one cause of cervical cancer, and has...
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November 23, 2022

Clinical Trials Ontario Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

The need for accurate data in treating cancer is essential and its impact is felt across healthcare in general. Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO) has been providing this information for the...
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November 8, 2022 / Cancer Can't Wait, News

Cancer Screening Bill Introduced in Nova Scotia Legislature

In last month’s newsletter, the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network outlined its work with our Cancer Can’t Wait Virtual Action Weeks with politicians across the country. Among These meetings was one...
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November 2, 2022

In-person All Party Cancer Caucus meetings resume in Ontario

Parliamentary Assistants to Minister of Health, Health Minister Staff, Opposition Health Critics and MPPs in Attendance The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN)’s Ontario All Party Cancer Caucus has lived up...
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November 1, 2022

Start breast cancer screening at 40, add supplemental screening, says Dense Breast Canada Doctor

The guidelines on breast cancer screening need to be changed.  Dr. Paula Gordon with Dense Breasts Canada recently chatted with us about breast density and how it complicates getting tested,...
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November 1, 2022

How Breast Density Makes Cancer Harder to Find

Mammograms are considered the gold standard in finding breast cancer in women, but one of the leading experts in the disease says the very structure of breasts could hinder the...
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October 28, 2022 / Cancer Can't Wait, News

If You Want to Get Screened for Lung Cancer in Ontario, Be Prepared to Travel

You are displaying the signs of lung cancer. You have the chest pains, the coughing up of blood and the fatigue associated with the disease, but you need to be...
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October 5, 2022 / Cancer Can't Wait

Cancer Can’t Wait: CCSN Virtual Advocacy Weeks Continue

As cancer care continues to be disrupted by COVID-19, CCSN is continuing its Virtual Advocacy Weeks, meeting with politicians and other decision makers across the country. Since May that we...
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