July 30, 2021 / CCSN News
Your CCSN July 2021 Newsletter is Here
The July 2021 edition of our Newsletter is now available. This issue includes an update on the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) changes, the Nova Scotia 2021 Election Campaign,...
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June 17, 2021 / CCSN News
A Milestone in Lung Cancer Screening
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network, represented by President & CEO Jackie Manthorne, was pleased to be invited to speak at the Lung Health Foundation’s virtual day at the Ontario Legislature...
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July 8, 2021 / News, Treatment Updates
Protect our Access: Update on Changes to the Patent Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMPRB)
The federal government's plan to push patented drug prices lower continues to meet with controversy. The changes to the regulations governing the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) have aroused...
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June 30, 2021 / COVID-19
‘A tsunami of cancer’: The need to ramp up care sidelined by COVID-19 is urgent
By Jaimie Roebuck | Republished from Healthy Debate (original article) There is no pause button for cancer. We can’t postpone, hold or reschedule it for a later date. But COVID-19...
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June 9, 2021 / News
Brain Tumour Incidence and Mortality Report
The Brain Tumour Registry of Canada (BTRC) published their Incidence and Mortality Report on May 26th, 2021. The detailed breakdown of the data and the inclusion of non-malignant tumours make this report uniquely valuable compared to other reporting on brain tumours.
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April 9, 2021
Protect our Access OpEd: COVID vaccine delays illustrate what people dependent on other medicines experience
Canada's drug review and reimbursement systems are already onerous. It can take from two to five years for some drugs to get to patients. The speed with which we have...
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March 31, 2021
Letter to Minister Churchill
24 March 2021 Minister Zach Churchill Minister of Health and Wellness Barrington Tower, 1894 Barrington Street P.O Box 488 Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2R8 Dear Minister Churchill, We are writing...
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Alberta Includes Cancer Patients in Vaccination Phase 2
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network congratulates Alberta on including cancer patients in Phase 2 On Monday, March 15th, the Government of Alberta released the list of those eligible to receive the...
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March 16, 2021
Comprehensive Cancer Testing in Ontario – Wave 1
On June 1st, 2021, Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) began implementing comprehensive genetic testing for two additional types of cancer – uveal melanoma and head and neck cancers – and began...
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Cancer can’t wait: Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) tells provinces to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination of cancer patients to save lives
OTTAWA, ON, March 15, 2021 /CNW/ - It is critical that provinces and territories prioritize cancer patients and their caregivers during the second phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The National Advisory...
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