Date Held: May 21st, 2020 | Presented By: Rachel Mark of InspireHealth. | Join CCSN and Rachel for this educational session aimed at helping cancer patients and survivors maintain an exercise routine throughout COVID-19 self-isolation.
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Watch Now! CCSN Webinar on Healthy Eating During COVID-19 Self-Isolation
Date Held: May 14th 2020 Presented By: Lynda Soberanes MSc, RD of InspireHealth. Join CCSN and Lynda for this educational session aimed at helping cancer patients and survivors maintain a healthy diet throughout COVID-19 self-isolation.
Watch Now! CCSN Webinar on When the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review Says “No,” Then What?
Date Held: May 8th 2020 Presented By: Ryan Clarke LL.B., Founder & President of Advocacy Solutions. Join CCSN and Ryan Clarke LL.B. for this educational session aimed at helping cancer patients and survivors become informed on cancer drug assessments and pCODR processes.
The Canadian Cancer Society Releases 2020 Cancer Projections
The Canadian Cancer Society recently released their 2020 projections for cancer diagnoses and cancer related deaths in Canada. In 2020, an estimated 225 800 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer, and 83 300 will die from the disease. This comes with the fact that nearly 1 in 2 Canadians are expected to receive a diagnosis in their lifetime.
Proposed Changes to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada in June 2016. Canada’s Criminal Code now exempts doctors and nurse practitioners who provide, or help to provide, medical assistance in dying. The government recently proposed changes to MAID in response to feedback from Canadians.
Watch Now! CCSN Webinar on The Goals of Treatment of Lung Cancer
Date Held: February 27th 2020 Presented By: Dr. Krista Noonan, Medical Oncologist – BC Cancer, Surrey Centre In This Webinar: Dr. Krista Noonan reviews the advancements in systematic therapy in lung cancer over the past decade, and highlights how advancements in systematic therapy have dramatically improved quality and length of life. Dr. Noonan is a medical oncologist specializing in thoracic and genitourinary malignancies at BC Cancer, Surrey Centre who received a BSc in Biochemistry and an MD from Memorial University. She subsequently completed her Medical Oncology and Thoracic Oncology fellowships at the BC Cancer Agency, as well as a diploma in Clinical Epidemiology from Memorial University. Join CCSN and Dr. Noonan for this webinar aimed at informing cancer patients and survivors on the goals of treatment of lung cancer.