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Our January Newsletter is Here!
The January 2021 edition of our Newsletter is now available, with upcoming events, latest news and much more! Click here to view! Subscribe here for...
Read More NewsShould Cancer Patients and Survivors Get the Covid-19 Vaccine?
With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in full swing across provinces, many have advocated for prioritizing cancer patients and other immunocompromised...
Read More NewsCalling All Lung Cancer Survivors – Your Input is Needed for a New CCSN Research Study
CCSN is conducting a new research study to understand the meaningful results of lung cancer clinical studies from the point of view of survivors of...
Read More NewsCADTH 2020 Symposium Features CCSN’s COVID-19 and the Disruption of Cancer Care in Canada
On November 23rd, 2020, CADTH featured an on-demand session on CCSN’s COVID-19 and the Disruption of Cancer Care in Canada. Watch the video:...
Read More NewsCervical Cancer Awareness Month
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to talk about how human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines can help prevent cancer. This type of...
Read More NewsOcular Melanoma: Read About this Rare Form of Eye Cancer
Ocular melanoma is an extremely rare form of cancer that affects the eye with an incidence of 5 per million adults. Although rare, it is the most...
Read More NewsThe Prevalence of Cancer & Risk Factors Among Canadians 65+
Canada’s population is aging, and the aging process can bring about many challenges. One of these is the impact of chronic diseases such as...
Read More NewsUpcoming Events
- Jan26Young Adults Living With Cancer: Virtual Q&A on Intimacy
The West Island Cancer Wellness Centre invites all young adults living with cancer to a Virtual Q&A Session on Intimacy. When: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Time: 2pm-3pm via zoom
View Event - Jan27Lung Cancer Canada Webinar Series
Join the upcoming webinar series What’s New In 2020 & Beyond, presented by Lung Cancer Canada, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 4pm EST.
View Event - Jan28COVID-19 Vaccine: What the Cancer Patient Needs to know
Join this FREE webinar presented by Debbie’s Dream Foundation about what cancer patients need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine. When: Thursday, January 28, 2021 Time: 5pm EST
View Event - Jan29Mark Your Calendar! YACC 2021 Survivor Conference
You are invited to attend Young Adult Cancer Canada’s Survivor Conference: CHILL, from January 29-31, 2021.
View Event - Jan29PMPRB Guidelines Webinar for Stakeholders
You are invited to an update webinar on the amendments to the PMPRB Guidelines on Friday, January 29, from 12-1pm EST.
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- PMPRB Call For Submission
You have been invited by The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) to comment on two proposed consequential amendments to the new PMPRB Guidelines resulting from the decision to delay the coming-into-force date of the Regulations Amending the Patented Medicines Regulations (“Regulations”) a further six months, from January 1, 2021 to July 1, 2021.
- Your Input is Needed to Design the World’s Best Rare Drug ProgramParticipate Now
The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders needs your input to design the world’s best Rare Drug Program directed to assure patients have access to today’s and tomorrow’s therapies. (more…)
- Cancer Survivors Needed For a New Online Study!(more…)Participate Now
An online study that looks at how treatments for cancer effect survivor's quality of life and gastrointestinal health after treatment completion is being conducted and your input is critical!
- Are You a Patient, Survivor or Caregiver Affected by Childhood Cancer? Your Voice Matters!(more…)Participate NowIf you are a patient, survivor, caregiver or clinician affected by childhood cancer, your input is critical! Please complete a short survey to have YOUR ideas represented within a new, national childhood cancer research agenda.
Cancer Journey Stories
Second Wind: Thriving After Lung Cancer – Dann Wonser
I have got to be the luckiest guy alive – because I am still alive. It started when I broke my ribs. That “lucky break” led to an X-Ray, which is how the spot on my lungs was discovered. If I had not gotten tested until I had symptoms, it might well have been too late for me. It was already Stage III, and back
Read MoreSurviving and Thriving – Suzanne Doré
The journey to my diagnosis with advanced stage bowel cancer was an unusual one. Six months prior to my diagnosis, our world had fallen apart. Our son Sam, who was 13 at the time, was diagnosed with advanced stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This type of cancer is very rare in the west for adults, let alone children. It grows in the nasopharynx, a cavity behind your
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