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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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June 18, 2024

Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Meets with Ottawa Mayor for National Cancer Survivors Day

CCSN staff, members of CCSN’s Board of Directors and cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers visited Ottawa City Hall on June 4, 2024 for a ceremony during which Ottawa Mayor Mark...
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June 6, 2024

CCSN Supports MPP Kusendova-Bastha Motion on Lung Cancer Screening

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network was pleased to virtually attend MPP Kusendova-Bastha's presentation of her motion in the Ontario Legislature for debate on June 6, 2024 regarding the Ontario Lung...
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