The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network (CCSN) is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Prostate Cancer Guide aggregator website to bring men diagnosed with prostate cancer, their caregivers, and their families the most up-to-date information about diagnosis, treatment, support, well-being, and more all in one place. Please click here to explore the website: https://prostatecancerguide.ca/ Readers will find six main categories on the Prostate Guide:
Month: January 2024
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 and the surrounding area, Eastern Shore, and West Hants. The province plans to eventually offer screening throughout the province. Nova Scotia joins Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta in taking steps to implement a
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 activity and is ranked #1 in active clinical trials per capita among G7 nations. But there is more we can do to strengthen our status as a competitive jurisdiction internationally, and the province’s
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 government will now move away from the common pap smear test in favor of testing for HPV. This will allow for cancer screening to be done at home. “B.C. has been a world