November 30, 2016 / CCSN News
CCSN Webinar: Precision Medicine in Oncology
Information: Cancer care is increasingly tailored to individual patients, who can undergo genetic or biomarker testing soon after diagnosis, to determine which treatments have the best chance of shrinking or...
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November 29, 2016 / CCSN News
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Partners with CanniMed Ltd. for Medical Cannabis Education
Medical cannabis is increasingly becoming an option considered by patients to help manage symptoms related to current or past cancer treatment. But when patients weigh the pros and cons of...
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November 25, 2016 / CCSN News
Important New Cancer Treatments Approved by Health Canada Marred by Major Provincial Reality Disconnect for Patients
Below is a press release issued by the Save Your Skin Foundation in regards to how patient access to innovative new cancer treatments is seriously limited by provincial funding recommendations...
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November 24, 2016 / CCSN News
Help Support the CCSN on #GivingTuesdayCA
Canada has almost one million cancer survivors. With even a small donation, you are engaging in the movement to educate youth, individuals, and the public, on awareness of cancer and...
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November 21, 2016 / CCSN News
CCSN Webinar: Developing an Advocacy Toolkit
Information: After this webinar, you will:? Better appreciate the importance of utilizing key advocacy tools to effect change.? Understand the practical development and implementation of some of those key tools,...
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November 14, 2016 / CCSN News
CCSN Webinar: Engaing Your Local Political Representative
Information: In this webinar, you will learn:? The skills required to have effective in-person meetings with decision makers, including the development of their personal stories.? The step-by-step process of getting...
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November 8, 2016 / CCSN News
Some see art. Others see hope. Participate in the Lilly Oncology on Canvas Canada art program
Presented by Lilly Canada’s Oncology team, the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology and the Canadian Survivor Network, the Lilly Oncology on Canvas Canada art program honours the journeys people face...
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November 2, 2016 / CCSN News
CCSN Webinar – Drug Approval Bodies in Canada 101: The Elevator Length Pitch
Information: The webinar provides a broad conceptual blueprint of federal and provincial/territorial public health policy structures across Canada, describing the legal framework, government responsibility centres and their mandates for treatment access, with...
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November 2, 2016 / CCSN News
Submission to the Patented Medicines Pricing Review Board (PMRPB) by the Coalition of Concerned Patient Organizations
Table of Contents Introduction and Executive SummaryRole of PMPRBQuestion 1 – What does “excessive” mean?Question 2 – Role of international comparatorsQuestion 3 – Guidelines Section 85Question 4 – Range placementQuestion...
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October 28, 2016 / CCSN News
New Research Shows Canadian Lung Cancer Patients Are Disadvantaged Compared to Their US Peers and Shocking Trends Among Women
OTTAWA, Oct. 26, 2016 /CNW/ - Lung Cancer Canada (LCC) is pleased to share the third annual Faces of Lung Cancer report at a special stakeholder briefing session, being held in the...
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