Month: September 2013

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is deeply concerned that men and women living in Alberta who have advanced prostate and breast cancer that has spread to their bones do not have public access to treatments that can reduce the risk of serious bone complications.   Men and women whose cancer has spread, or metastasised, to their bones are at risk of developing serious, debilitating complications

The approximately 3,500 patients who relied on results of CT scans and mammograms conducted by Trillium Health now called into question have every right to be both worried and outraged.  Canadians trust that mammography and CT scans will help them learn whether they are in good health or whether an abnormal scan requires further investigation, leading to an early diagnosis and treatment of cancer with

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is deeply concerned that women living in Ontario who have breast cancer that has spread to their bones do not have public access to all bone-targeted treatments that can reduce the risk of serious bone complications. Older treatments, which may not be suitable for all patients, are currently the only options available. The newer class of treatments, RANK-Ligand inhibitors, is

Within British Columbia, the newest bone-targeting agent was recently listed on its formulary for men and women with advanced prostate and breast cancer that has spread to their bones, who are considered palliative. While the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network thinks that this is good news for these patients and a positive step forward, other men and women with advanced prostate and breast cancer that has