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Month: June 2013
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson Declares June 3, 2013 National Cancer Survivors Day
In a moving ceremony in his chambers at City Hall, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared June 3, 2013 as National Cancer Survivor Day. With him were representatives of two cancer organizations – Elaine Dean, a member of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network’s Board of Directors and Jackie Manthorne, President and CEO of the Network, and Chuck Graham, a member of the steering committee of Prostate
?Canadian Cancer Survivor Network celebrates National Cancer Survivors Day on June 2, 2013
On Sunday, June 2, 2013 CCSN celebrated National Cancer Survivor Day in three cities across Canada when prostate and breast cancer survivors came together in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver to shine a light on the importance of bone health in advanced cancer, and to encourage other survivors to talk to their physicians about protecting their bones. "It's not often that breast and prostate survivors come