January 5, 2021 / News
The Prevalence of Cancer & Risk Factors Among Canadians 65+
Canada's population is aging, and the aging process can bring about many challenges. One of these is the impact of chronic diseases such as cancer, which can affect activities of...
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January 5, 2021 / News
Are you Facing a Stressful Situation? Alberta Health Services has resources and services available!
Have you been impacted by financial pressures, unexpected difficulties, unemployment, or stressful situations such as the current outbreak of Covid-19? Alberta Health Services has resources and services, such as Text4Hope and...
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January 4, 2021 / News
Protecting Cancer Patients from COVID-19
As we see the start of a year long roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination, an innovative clinical trial is focused on strengthening the immune system for one of the...
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November 8, 2020 / News
New Normal Same Cancer
Oncologists worldwide are concerned about the disruptions COVID-19 has caused to cancer treatments. When the world stopped, cancer didn’t. Don’t wait. Get checked!
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November 6, 2020 / News
Protect Our Access
The federal government has proposed new regulations that threaten your access to life-saving medicines. These changes mean fewer life-changing medicines available to us. It will force Canadians to leave the...
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November 5, 2020 / News
COVID-19 & CancerCantWait
The COVID-19 crisis has heightened anxieties and concerns among patients and caregivers about receiving adequate cancer care. It has also led to postponed appointments, procedures and treatments which have clearly...
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November 4, 2020 / News
Competition Bureau Launches Survey About Digital Health Services in Canada
The Competition Bureau of Canada wants to better understand the barriers Canadians may face in accessing and using health services through digital technology. But to do that, they need your...
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November 3, 2020 / News
Radon Risk: Test Your Home Today to Find Out if You Have a Dangerous Level
Radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers in Canada. Raising public awareness is a critical first step toward protecting Canadians from the health risks associated with...
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October 15, 2020 / News
CCSN Congratulates Stewart Campbell, for Being the Recipient of the Pathfinder Award.
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Net would like to congratulate Stewart Campbell, Chairman of ProstAid Calgary for being the recipient of the 2020 Pathfinder Award. The Pathfinder Award is given to...
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October 13, 2020 / News
Lynparza® (olaparib) Receives Health Canada Approval for the Treatment of BRCA or ATM Gene-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Lynparza is the first targeted treatment approved in biomarker-selected prostate cancer validated by a Phase III trial Read the full press release provided by AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
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