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March 21, 2016 / News

CanCertainty Coalition: Ontario’s Two-Tiered Cancer System is a Problem That Requires Immediate Treatment

CanCertainty Coalition Calls for an Integrated Cancer System that Equally Supports Patients Whether Treated in Hospital or at Home TORONTO, March 21, 2016 /CNW/ - Your experience with cancer care in Ontario depends greatly on the...
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March 21, 2016 / News

Partnership expands support for Canadian cancer treatment data linkage and analysis

First-of-its-kind programming to develop and enhance standardized cancer treatment data in Canada TORONTO, March 21, 2016 /CNW/ - The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer will help provinces delve deeper into cancer treatment data to improve...
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March 18, 2016 / News

Canadian Women Encouraged to “Know Your Genes”

Ovarian Cancer Canada's "Know Your Genes" Initiative Focuses on the Role of Genetics in Ovarian Cancer and the Need for Greater Awareness MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 17, 2016 /CNW/ – A new initiative...
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March 16, 2016 / CCSN News

Follow along with CCSN during the Saskatchewan election campaign!

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network asks cancer care questions of all main parties and their candidates during federal, provincial and territorial elections (see the answers to our questions in previous...
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March 15, 2016 / News

New online tool helps manage grief

For cancer patients and everyone close to them, grief can be all too familiar. To help with coping, a team of Canadians has created an online website and app. The...
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March 14, 2016 / Treatment Updates

Ask an Expert: Febrile Neutropenia Explained

Introduction: Febrile neutropenia, or FN, is a common and potentially serious side effect of chemotherapy treatment. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell responsible for helping fight germs and...
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March 3, 2016 / CCSN News

CCSN meets with IMS Brogan

CCSN and IMS Brogan staff met together on March 3, 2016 to discuss each organization's challenges and opportunities, how we can align around patient and survivor experiences and how patients...
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March 3, 2016 / CCSN News

Webinar – Medical Marijuana in Canada: Has Everything Changed?

Watch this webinar on YouTube!View the slides on Slideshare!Medical Marijuana in Canada - Has Everything Changed? from Canadian Cancer Survivor NetworkWebinar InformationIn this webinar, Trina Fraser spoke about the February...
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March 1, 2016 / Treatment Updates

Health Canada approves OPDIVO? (nivolumab) for the treatment of advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

OPDIVO™ is the first and only immuno-oncology therapy in lung cancer in Canada, which uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, offering improved survival to more patients MONTREAL,...
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February 26, 2016 / CCSN News

CCSN meets with Progressive Conservative Health Critic Jeff Yurek

CCSN President & CEO Jackie Manthorne and CCSN Board Secretary Mona Forrest had the opportunity to meet with Ontario Progressive Conservative Health CriticJeff Yurek on February 13. Topics discussed included gaps in cancer care and...
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