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May 5, 2016 / CCSN News

CADTH Symposium webinar: why is it important, & what now?

Watch the video on YouTube:     View the slides on Slideshare:   CADTH - Why it is important, and what now? from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Webinar InformationThis webinar...
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May 4, 2016 / News

The Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network launches Ask Me Campaign to raise awareness of cancer clinical trials

  TORONTO, May 4, 2016 /CNW/ - Dr. Janet Dancey, Scientific Director of the Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN) announced today the roll out of a new national campaign to raise awareness...
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May 2, 2016 / CCSN News

Oncology Roundtable: establishing a collective patient vision and set of principles for a national pharmacare strategy

On June 1, the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is hosting a day-long Oncology Roundtable to establish a collective patient vision and a set of principles for a national pharmacare strategy....
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April 26, 2016 / CCSN News

National Pharmacare ? Federal Government Launches Consultations

On April 13, 2016, the Federal government's Standing Committee on Health (HESA) held its 6th meeting of the parliamentary term and its first discussion of National Pharmacare.  The committee provided 40 minutes...
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April 20, 2016 / CCSN News

New Treatment Now Available for Canadians with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

KIRKLAND, QC, April 20, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside Canada and the United States, announced today that KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) received conditional approval for the treatment of Canadians living with metastatic...
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April 13, 2016 / News

Ontario Health Coalition – Ontario?s community hospital cuts worst in Canada: Report

Toronto – The data is irrefutable. Ontario’s cuts to hospital nursing care and hospital beds are the most severe of anywhere in Canada. In a new report Beyond Limits: Ontario’s...
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April 11, 2016 / News

Nearly three-quarters of Ontario women hold incorrect belief that a Pap test detects sexually-transmitted infections

TORONTO, April 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of Ontario women incorrectly believe a Pap test detects sexually-transmitted infections and almost half (48 per cent) believe a Pap test screens for vaginal...
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April 6, 2016 / News

Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray Leads $5 Million Campaign: “Changing How We Live with Cancer”

$100,000 Gift from Senators Foundation and NHL Foundation OTTAWA, April 6, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) (@OICCSupport) today launched its first major fundraising campaign: Changing How We Live with Cancer, at the...
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April 5, 2016 / CCSN News

Why medical marijuana should be exempt from sales tax

The authors are members of the Canadian Medical Cannabis Council patient advisory committee: Lynne Belle-Isle (Canadian AIDS Society), Joanne Simons (Arthritis Society), Cody Lindsay (The Wellness Soldier), Jonathan Zaid (Canadians for...
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March 31, 2016 / CCSN News

Video & slides are now available for CCSN’s webinar “The Body-Mind-Spirit Connection – Making a Difference on the Cancer Journey”

Watch the webinar on YouTube:  View the slides: The Body-Mind-Spirit Connection - Making a Difference on the Cancer Journey from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Webinar InformationIn this webinar, Dr. Rob Rutledge spoke about a practical...
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