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Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement where people around the world come together in support of the causes most important to them. Canadian...
Read More CCSN NewsCancer Can’t Wait – PanCanadian Virtual Action Week Webinar Series
21 months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, half of cancer patients across Canada still report their cancer care appointments are cancelled,...
Read More CCSN NewsRemembering Kim MacIntosh
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family of Kimberly Ann MacIntosh, as she passed away in her...
Read More CCSN News, News2021 Canadian Cancer Statistics Report Has Been Published
Earlier this month the Canadian Cancer Society published it’s annual Canadian Cancer Statistics Report. After a one year hiatus due to the...
Read More NewsDense Breasts Canada Publishes New Report On The Impacts of Outdated Breast Screening Practices
Dense Breasts Canada, an awareness and advocacy organization dedicated to seeing optimal breast cancer screening for women, has published a report...
Read More NewsCancer Can’t Wait! Pan-Canadian Virtual Action Weeks on Cancer & COVID-19 Update
Despite ever-increasing rates of immunization against COVID-19, the pandemic is by no means over – least of all for cancer patients. CCSN's third...
Read More COVID-19CCSN has a new partner! Welcome, My Gut Feeling
My Gut Feeling is a stomach cancer support network for patients, survivors, and caregivers to provide peer-to-peer support, education, awareness, and...
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- Dec02CORD Fall 2021 Conference – Canada’s Rare Drug Program: A Boldacious Billion $ Investment Optimizing for Rare Drug Access
Save the date for the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorder’s (CORD’s) Fall Conference 2021. For a full conference schedule, registration, and all other information visit the CORD website. For a draft of the Conference Outline (current as of Oct. 25, 2021) download this PDF: Fall 2021, Conference Draft Outline
View Event - Dec032021 National Lymphedema Conference
The Canadian Lymphedema Framework, in collaboration with Wounds Canada, announced that the 2021 National Lymphedema Conference will be held virtually on December 3 and 4, 2021. The theme of this year’s conference is Moving Evidence into Practice.
View Event - Dec04Wisdom and Love in Action Zoominar Series
We are delighted to share with you our brand new Healing and Cancer Six Part Series – Wisdom and Love In Action Zoominar which is led by Dr. Rob Rutledge
View Event - Dec05Lung Cancer Canada 11th Annual Evening of Hope
Lung Cancer Canada is excited to announce the 11th Annual Evening of Hope. With so much uncertainty in the world, it’s important that we spread a little hope. This year LCC is hosting it’s second ever National and Virtual Evening of Hope. We are inviting all of Canada to join from their computer screens for a night of key-note speakers, patient stories, and exciting interactive
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- NEW Colorectal Cancer Support Group
Recruiting Now! New support group for caregivers of early-age onset Colorectal Cancer patients (under 50)
First Session: Wednesday Dec. 8, 2021 at 7:00-9:00 pm ET (a regular meeting time is still to be determined). (more…) - Research study: Cancer-related fatigue
Cancer patients and survivors who have experience with cancer-related fatigue are invited to participate in an international study consisting of two 15-minute online surveys (with the possibility of a third survey). The study is being run by a research team at The Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Australia. (more…)Participate Now
- Research Study Currently Recruiting: Adolescents and Young Adults becoming Physically Active after Cancer TrialThe overall aim of "Adolescents and Young Adults becoming Physically Active after Cancer Trial" (AYA-PACT) is to study how a mobile health physical activity intervention helps to support a healthy lifestyle for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors after treatment completion.Inclusion criteria is:- Diagnosed with a first cancer in Alberta between the ages of 15 to 39 years - Within 1 year of active treatment completion - Currently completes less than 5 hours of exercise per week - Living anywhere in Alberta (study centers in Calgary and Edmonton; financial support provided for participants outside these two cities)For more info, please check out our website: https://www.ayapact.com/Participate Now
- EXCEL Program: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well
The EXCEL program is open to all adults affected by cancer who do not have access to exercise oncology programs in their area (which is most as there are very few established exercise oncology programs in Canada). We'd love for more Young Adults to participate in the program. Programs start every 12 weeks in Fall (sept start), Winter (Jan start), Spring (Apr start), and summer (July start, shorter program). For more info, visit this link: https://kinesiology.ucalgary.ca/labs/health-and-wellness/research-projects/excercise-cancer-enhance-living-well-excel EXCEL_Poster_ParticipantAction_202110Participate Now
Cancer Journey Stories
Fight for Your Future – Lina Miranda
In the year of my diagnosis, 2001, the Canadian Cancer Society reported that of 65,400 new cases of stomach cancer diagnosed, only 1.6 percent of the cases were female. I was one of that 1.6 percent of females. My name is Lina, and at the age of 21 my life was turned upside down. After a year of multiple visits to my family doctor complaining
Read MoreLeukemia Didn’t Beat Me. I Beat It! – Jason Clark
Being diagnosed with acute leukemia was the most devastating and life-changing event I have ever faced. I was 35, healthy, and fit. I never drank or smoked. About a month before my diagnosis, I got really sick. I thought I had the flu. I was being stubborn and wouldn’t go to the doctor to get it checked out. I finally went to a walk-in clinic
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A new article concerning changes to the Patented Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMPRB) has been published with information we should be aware of potentially taking effect Jan. 1, 2022. For the full article visit: https://www.hilltimes.com/2021/12/01/will-the-government-stop-the-changes-to-pmprb/331843 (subscription required)
