July 16, 2024
From President/CEO Jackie Manthorne: The best cancer outcomes start with strong provincial cancer action plans
This article recently appeared in the Hill Times. You can read that article here. Each week, 1,350 Canadians hear the life-altering words, 'You have cancer.' The need for robust, comprehensive...
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June 25, 2024
Industry-led lawsuit against Canada’s plastics regulations back in court
The following is a statement from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Health and environmental groups intervene to defend government’s ability to tackle plastics pollution Ottawa |...
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June 19, 2024
CCSN Outraged by Canadian Task Force Recommendations on Breast Screening
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) was disappointed and outraged by the recent recommendation from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care to not lower the age of recommended...
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June 18, 2024
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Meets with Ottawa Mayor for National Cancer Survivors Day
CCSN staff, members of CCSN’s Board of Directors and cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers visited Ottawa City Hall on June 4, 2024 for a ceremony during which Ottawa Mayor Mark...
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June 6, 2024
CCSN Supports MPP Kusendova-Bastha Motion on Lung Cancer Screening
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network was pleased to virtually attend MPP Kusendova-Bastha's presentation of her motion in the Ontario Legislature for debate on June 6, 2024 regarding the Ontario Lung...
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June 3, 2024
Masks and Butterfly Gala Announces Guests, Date
The following is a release from Unmasking the Reality of Lung Cancer June 14, 2024 Masks and Butterflies Gala The new Arthur J.E. Child Cancer Centre in Calgary is a...
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May 30, 2024
Preventative Health Task Force refuses to lower the age of breast cancer screening
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network joins various groups in voicing disappointment over the Task Force’s recommendation. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has refused to lower the age...
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May 17, 2024
Ottawa University Study Finds Early Breast Cancer Screening Saves Millions in Healthcare Dollars Per Year
The following is a press release from the University of Ottawa. One of the authors of this study, Dr. Anna Wilkinson, presented for the CCSN webinar series on breast cancer...
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May 7, 2024
CCSN’s Ontario All-party Cancer Caucus held on April 24, 2024 with a focus on cervical cancer screening and rehabilitation for cancer survivors
CCSN’s spring All-party Cancer Caucus took place at Queen’s Park on April 24, 2024, with CCSN President & CEO Jackie Manthorne, Community Engagement Manager Lindsay Timm, and Communications Manager Trevor...
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May 2, 2024 / Cancer Can't Wait, Firefighters and Cancer
Statement on Ontario’s Promise to Strengthen Protections for Firefighters
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) commends the Government of Ontario for committing to introduce legislation that, if passed, will ensure wildland firefighters have the same presumptive WSIB coverage for cancers,...
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