Month: November 2015

Watch the webinar here: View the slides here: The Cancer Medication Geographical Roulette in Canada from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Webinar Information This webinar was titled: The cancer medication geographical roulette in Canada. It focused on disparities in provincial reimbursement for cancer medications, and what patients can do about it. The webinar was hosted by 3Sixty Public Affairs’ Gerry Jeffcott.  The webinar examined the different ways that cancer

Watch this webinar on YouTube: View the slides on SlideShare: Challenges and Innovation in Canadian Access to Treatments and Innovation from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network This webinar was hosted by the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network in association with the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) live from the Expert Patient Advocates & 21st Century Therapies Forum in Toronto for an interactive panel discussion on Challenges and Innovation in Canadian Access to Treatments and Innovation.   

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network was created by a group of local Canadians who all had one thing in common: their concern about cancer. Our mission as an organization is to ultimately provide our community, especially cancer patients and survivors, with the crucial tools and support they need to carry on with their journey through life. This Giving Tuesday… the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network will take

Watch this webinar on YouTube: View the slides on Slideshare: What is a biosimilar? All you need to know about the current biologics and biosimilars landscape in Canada from Canadian Cancer Survivor Network This webinar was titled What is a biosimilar? All you need to know about the current biologics and biosimilars landscape in Canada, and was presented by Karen Burke, Ph.D. of Amgen Canada, Inc.  Webinar Information The webinar

Ottawa, November 3, 2015: The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is pleased to announce the launch of its newest website portal on melanoma at https://survivornet.ca/en/cancer_basics/melanoma_portal. Approximately 6,500 Canadians are diagnosed with melanoma annually, and this number increases every year.  For those dealing with this type of cancer, the journey from diagnosis to treatment and management of the disease is rarely a road travelled alone. Spouses, partners,