Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency (CADTH) wants zero days to pass between Health Canada’s approval of a drug and their reimbursement recommendation. The agency announced their new Target Zero initiative, which
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Nova Scotia Becomes the Latest Province to Create a Lung Cancer Screening Program
The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network congratulates Nova Scotia Health for creating a Lung Cancer Screening Program, announced in January 2024. Screening will be open to the province’s Central Zone Community, including Halifax
Priorities for Transforming the Clinical Trials Environment: Ontario’s Ambition to Accelerate Timely Access to Trials and New Therapies
The following is a message from Clinical Trials Ontario. For the full announcement, click here. New position paper from Ontario’s Leadership Table for Clinical Trials Ontario leads the country in clinical trials
BC to Test for Cervical Cancer Through HPV Screening
British Columbia is switching to at-home HPV testing to screen for cervical cancer. The human papillomavirus, more commonly known as HPV, causes 70 per cent of all cervical cancer cases. The BC
CADTH calls for Abstract for 2024 Symposium
The following is from Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency. “We are accepting abstracts for workshops, panels, early morning sessions, oral presentations, and posters for the 2024 CADTH Symposium, to be held
CCSN Holds First All-party Cancer Caucus in British Columbia
Health Minister Dix Invites CCSN back in 2024 The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) held its first All-party Cancer Caucus on November 29, 2023, at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Victoria, British