Cancer survivors fight again, for fairness
Deborah Maskens was told she had a year to live when she was first diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer in 1996. Twenty years later, the Guelph...
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June 21, 2016 / News
June 16, 2016 / CCSN News
CCSN Webinar – Private Insurance Plans – Do they have a future in Canada?
Watch the webinar on YouTube: View the slides on Slideshare: Private Insurance Plans - Do they have a future in Canada? from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Webinar Information On Thursday,...
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June 15, 2016 / News
Chronic disease more prevalent among aboriginals: Cancer Care Ontario
Cancer Care Ontario is calling on the province to take urgent action to help a number of chronic health problems among aboriginal communities.The organization says rates of disease are higher among First...
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June 13, 2016 / CCSN News
Tories expand cancer drug coverage
Premier Brian Pallister prefaced his announcement of more funds for drugs for cancer patients in Manitoba on Monday with an emotional memory. “I will always remember the most difficult...
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June 13, 2016 / News
Here?s a list of changes to Canada?s sun safety guidelines, the first update in 20 years
When should you avoid the sun and when you are outside, what kind of SPF should your sunscreen be? Canadian cancer care experts tried to answer these questions Monday when they...
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June 13, 2016 / News
Bone-marrow transplant can halt progression of aggressive MS: study
More than 10 years ago, Jenn Fraser looked into her future and saw an image of herself in a wheelchair, the likely result of rapidly progressing multiple sclerosis that was...
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June 13, 2016 / News
It can take 30 tries for some to quit smoking, study finds
It takes some people as many as 30 attempts to quit smoking for good, a far greater number than previously believed, according to a new study in BMJ Open, an...
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June 9, 2016 / Treatment Updates
Health technology assessment agency gives recommendation for OPDIVO to treat non-small cell lung cancer
OPDIVO™ is the first immuno-oncology therapy for lung cancer in Canada to use the body's own immune system to fight cancer MONTREAL, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Canada's national health technology assessment body (CADTH)...
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June 9, 2016 / News
Discrimination – Genetic Test Results
On June 17 Bill S-201, The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, will be tabled again in the House of Commons. This Bill prohibits any person from requiring an individual to undergo a...
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June 8, 2016 / News
Manitoba adds $4 million to cancer medication budget
The province announced an additional $4 million in funding for cancer drugs on Monday. The money was added to the 2016 budget, bringing the total amount spent on intravenous cancer...
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