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February 9, 2024

CORD Launches #FightForOurLives Campaign

  The Following is a message from the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders. Attention Rare Disease Community: Last year, the federal government launched the National Rare Disease Drug Strategy, which...
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February 6, 2024

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Holds Open House for World Cancer Day

For the first time since COVID-19, CCSN held its traditional in-person Open House on February 2 to mark World Cancer Day. Jackie Manthorne, CCSN President & CEO, welcomed MPP Chandra...
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January 29, 2024

Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Launches the Canadian Prostate Cancer Guide

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Prostate Cancer Guide aggregator website to bring men diagnosed with prostate cancer, their caregivers, and...
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January 29, 2024 / Cancer Can't Wait, CCSN News, News

Nova Scotia Becomes the Latest Province to Create a Lung Cancer Screening Program

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network congratulates Nova Scotia Health for creating a Lung Cancer Screening Program, announced in January 2024. Screening will be open to the province’s Central Zone Community,...
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January 26, 2024 / News

Priorities for Transforming the Clinical Trials Environment: Ontario’s Ambition to Accelerate Timely Access to Trials and New Therapies

The following is a message from Clinical Trials Ontario. For the full announcement, click here. New position paper from Ontario’s Leadership Table for Clinical Trials Ontario leads the country in...
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January 10, 2024 / News

BC to Test for Cervical Cancer Through HPV Screening

British Columbia is switching to at-home HPV testing to screen for cervical cancer. The human papillomavirus, more commonly known as HPV, causes 70 per cent of all cervical cancer cases....
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December 22, 2023 / News

CADTH calls for Abstract for 2024 Symposium

The following is from Canada's Drug and Health Technology Agency. "We are accepting abstracts for workshops, panels, early morning sessions, oral presentations, and posters for the 2024 CADTH Symposium, to...
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December 19, 2023 / Cancer Can't Wait, News

CCSN Holds First All-party Cancer Caucus in British Columbia

Health Minister Dix Invites CCSN back in 2024 The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) held its first All-party Cancer Caucus on November 29, 2023, at the Grand Pacific Hotel in...
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November 20, 2023 / Cancer Can't Wait

Canadian Cancer Survivor Network holds fall 2023 Ontario All-party Cancer Caucus

Three days later, Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sylvia Jones lowers breast screening age from 50 to 40 CCSN President & CEO Jackie Manthorne opened the October 24, 2023, Caucus...
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November 14, 2023

CCSN Participates in the Canada Healthcare Innovation Summit

Nir Hagigi of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network participated in the 7th panel of the Canada Healthcare Innovation Summit: Unlocking Access to Therapies & Medicines (Left to Right: William Semchuk, Nir...
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