New cancer drugs are very expensive. Most Canadians could never afford them without public coverage, even if they sold their homes and borrowed money from everyone they knew. Canada does not provide universal pharmacare (drug coverage). Provincial coverage decisions are complex – affected by political interests, changes in government, advocacy efforts, population size, and regional […]
Learn more about academic cancer clinical trials and access resources to support and evolve your work as Patient Partners.
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The Canadian Framework for the Care and Support of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer (the Framework) describes a national vision for the care and support of AYAs with this distressing disease. It was created to ensure AYAs experience meaningful participation, and achieve the best outcomes, throughout care and survivorship, as well as compassionate end-of
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New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society finds nine-in-ten Canadians support increasing access to clinical trials for cancer patients. This comes as most believe these sorts of experimental treatments offer new medicine otherwise unavailable to most cancer patients (80% agree).
Over the next five years, up to 100,000 people in Ontario will be screened for genetic conditions that increase their risk of hereditary cancers and a condition tied to high cholesterol and heart disease, says Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. In what the hospital calls one of the largest population genomics studies in Canada, the project
Welcome to Mélanie’s Way – a Canadian charity that’s all about making a difference in the lives of young women facing metastatic or relapsed cancer (stage 4). Our mission is to provide these women with unique and unforgettable experiences that will maximize their joy and create lasting memories with their loved ones. We believe in
We are a Canadian Foundation dedicated to investing in three key pillars: Childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer research and programs Mental and physical health for children, adolescents and young adults Community support including hospice and end-of-life care
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Rethink Breast Cancer is a Canadian charity known for making positive change and rethinking the status quo when it comes to breast cancer. Rethink educates, empowers and advocates for system changes to improve the experience and outcomes of those with breast cancer, focusing on historically underserved groups: women diagnosed at a younger age, those with metastatic
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CBCN is Canada’s leading patient-directed breast cancer health charity that voices the views and concerns of breast cancer patients through the promotion of information sharing, education and advocacy activities.
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The BioCanRx vision is to turn all cancers into curable diseases. We invest in leading edge immune oncology research translating world-class technologies from the lab into early phase clinical trials. BioCanRx provides researchers with access to funding, expertise, training and biomanufacturing facilities and is a leaweder in the translation, manufacture and adoption of cancer immunotherapies.
The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is a collaborative research institute that conducts and enables high-impact translational cancer research. We help to accelerate the development of discoveries for patients around the world while maximizing the economic benefit of this research for the people of Ontario.
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada’s federal funding agency for health research. Composed of 13 Institutes, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system.
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POGO is the official advisor to the Government of Ontario on childhood cancer care. With our many partners, we have built a world-class system of care that supports the needs of children, youth, survivors and their families. Our programs and services provide wraparound care from the time of diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship. And
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We uplift children diagnosed with cancer and their families by increasing financial support, setting survivors up for academic success, and inspiring hope for improved treatment and survival outcomes.
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We are committed to advocating for translational research and effective treatments to realize the goal of curing childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancers.
Our goal is to improve outcomes and quality of life for children and adolescents with cancer and serious blood disorders in Canada. The C17 Council is an organization composed of the institutionally appointed heads of the sixteen pediatric hematology, oncology, and stem cell transplant programs across Canada. We represent the interests of children and adolescents with cancer
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We are a pan-Canadian, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to exclusively fund research into all types of cancer in order to prevent, detect and treat the disease.
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Guided by the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control, we work with partners across the country to improve cancer outcomes and access to high-quality care for all people in Canada.
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We’re an alliance of organizations that work strategically to co-ordinate and collaborate on most of the cancer research conducted in Canada. Together, we support cancer research that uncovers factors which may cause cancer, and discovers more—and better—treatments to improve patient and survivor outcomes. Since 2008, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, steward of the Canadian Strategy
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CanPath, the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health, is Canada’s largest population health study. CanPath is studying the biology, behaviours and environments of Canadians to learn more about the causes of chronic disease and cancer for the good of our country and people around the world.
