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January 21, 2016 / CCSN News

Improving health of Canadians the focus in wide-ranging health talks

VANCOUVER - In a wide-ranging set of discussions touching on many aspects of Canadians' health and health care, provincial and territorial health ministers committed to continued cooperation and collaboration across...
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January 20, 2016 / CCSN News

Oncology groups laud federal government?s decision to join the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA)

But will it really increase access to treatments? A coalition of national oncology patient groups is pleased that the Federal government will join its provincial and territorial counterparts to negotiate...
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January 20, 2016 / CCSN News

Report from the Health Ministers’ meeting this week in Vancouver B.C.

 VANCOUVER, January 20th, 2016 - Canadian Cancer Survivor Network President and CEO Jackie Manthorne and CCSN Health Policy Consultant  Louise Binder are in Vancouver for events taking place around Canada’s...
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January 19, 2016 / CCSN News

B.C. health minister says feds to join province’s bulk-buy drug alliance

By The Canadian Press January 19, 2016 11:30 AM VICTORIA - The federal Liberal government is set to join other Canadian provinces and territories in a bulk-buying drug program that...
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January 19, 2016 / CCSN News

Oncology Patient Groups Support Expanded Drug Access

Oncology patient groups support expanded drug access for those forgotten in the health care system because of where they live or lack of income.   We believe that a drug...
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January 18, 2016 / Treatment Updates

BLINCYTO is the First-and-Only Bispecific CD19-Directed CD3 T-Cell Engager (BiTE®) Immunotherapy Approved by Health Canada

Mississauga, ON. (January 12, 2016) - Amgen Canada Inc., today announced that Health Canada has granted conditional* approval of BLINCYTO™ (blinatumomab) for the treatment of adults with Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-)...
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January 18, 2016 / CCSN News

Health Ministers’ Meeting: Cancer Groups Support Improved Access for Cancer Patients Falling Between the Cracks

OTTAWA, January 20th, 2016 – Leading Canadian cancer groups, the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN), Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF), Life Saving Therapies Network (LSTN), Anal Cancer – A Bum...
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January 14, 2016 / CCSN News

Webinar – Colorectal & Anal Cancer

Watch this webinar on YouTube!View the slides on SlideShare!Colorectal & Anal Cancer from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network   Webinar InformationThis webinar featured Helene Hutchings, chair of Anal Cancer – A Bum...
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January 7, 2016 / CCSN News

World Cancer Day 2016 – WE CAN: Inspire Action, Take Action

The first step in driving progress around cancer is to push for actions that we know will improve survival rates and give cancer patients a better quality of life.  ...
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January 7, 2016 / CCSN News

World Cancer Day 2016 – WE CAN: Work Together for Increased Impact

The global cancer burden can be reduced through synergistic partnerships between governments, civil society and the private sector, that leverage complementary skills, competencies and spheres of influence to accelerate progress...
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