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November 13, 2023

Two Wins for Cancer Screening in Canada

Cancer Can’t Wait, and two provincial governments in Canada have taken steps to implement early screening. In late October, Ontario Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that starting...
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November 10, 2023 / ACT

Asbestos cement water pipe petition tabled in the House of Commons

The following is a media release from Prevent Cancer Now. For a primer about the issues surrounding asbestos in drinker water in Canada, click here. Prevent Cancer Now (PCN) is...
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October 17, 2023 / News

YACC Launches New Research Project

The following is a statement from Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) BIG NEWS! Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) is launching its next great research project, the Recover Study! This initiative...
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October 12, 2023

Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board Call for Community Members

The following is a release from the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board A research ethics board (REB) is a body of researchers, community members and others that is established to review the...
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October 3, 2023

Dense Breasts Canada Launches Photo Essay Project for October

In time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dense Breasts Canada has released a series of photo essays highlighting Canadians affected by breast cancer. Photographer Hilary Gauld spent the last six...
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September 25, 2023

Lung Health and Wildfires: A Threat to Cancer Care in Canada

For World Lung Day, we are reminded of the ongoing wildfires in this country and the risk it poses for the health of Canadians. The effects of these catastrophes on...
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September 19, 2023

Read Our Questions to Candidates in the 2023 Manitoba Election

To view the responses we have received to these questions, click here. Dear Candidate, Over 234,000 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer every year, with over 10,000 new diagnoses in Manitoba...
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September 19, 2023

The Psychological Effect of Lymphoma

Often, we talk about fear and anxiety when dealing with any form of cancer, but this is particularly true when talking about lymphoma.  What disease does this sound like based...
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September 12, 2023 / Cancer Can't Wait, Firefighters and Cancer

Rising Wildfires, Rising Injustice: The Battle for Fair Compensation for Firefighters

In a startling revelation, forest and wildland firefighters across the country find themselves not only battling rampant wildfires but also an unjust system that denies them fair access to compensation...
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September 5, 2023 / Cancer Can't Wait, Firefighters and Cancer

Cancer Can’t Wait: Governments from across Canada should expedite the implementation of a new cancer framework for Canadian firefighters

New federal legislation aims to protect firefighters from cancer. OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) is urging governments across the nation to make...
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