Canada

Canadian Framework for the Care and Support of Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

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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Cancer in Canada: Nearly all Canadians support federal government increasing access to clinical trials

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).

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Hereditary cancer, high cholesterol risk for 100,000 Canadians to be checked in genetic screening project

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

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Mélanie’s Way

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

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Kindred Foundation

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

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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BioCanRx

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.

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Ac2orn

We are committed to advocating for translational research and effective treatments to realize the goal of curing childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancers.

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Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)

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

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.

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