Partnership News

Encouraging and Supporting Canadians to Live Tobacco-Free

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Recognizes National Non-Smoking Week

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Canada, with an estimated 24,000 Canadians being diagnosed with and 20,600 who will die from the disease in 2010.¹  It is well established that tobacco use accounts for the majority of all cases of lung cancer².  January …

Canada Ranks Highly in Cancer Survival

International study shows Canada among top countries in survival rates

TORONTO, December 21, 2010 -  Canadians with lung, breast, colorectal or ovarian cancer have a higher rate of survival than people diagnosed with these cancers in the United Kingdom, Denmark or Norway, a new international study has found.

The study, published today in The Lancet medical journal, is an initiative …

The Partnership’s winter 2010/2011 Newsletter

The Winter 2010/11 newsletter is now available and provides updates on projects and events in the cancer community. This edition includes updates on the following:

- The 2010 System Performance Report
- The Truth of It online video series
- The National Staging Initiative

The Newsletter is available here…

Measuring progress to help drive improvements in cancer control

2010 System Performance Report released

Optimizing the cancer control system for Canadians is at the heart of the Partnership’s work.  But unless it is clear how well the cancer control system is performing, it is difficult for cancer agencies or other health partners to know where to focus improvement efforts.  In response to this challenge, the Partnership developed the System …

Advisory Group Renewal 2010/11

Call for Applications for Members

The Partnership’s advisory groups are a collaborative network of volunteer experts and members of the public established to advise the Partnership in each of its cancer control priority areas: prevention, screening, research, surveillance, the cancer journey, quality and standards, and cancer guidelines.

Members are selected through a formal recruitment, application and renewal process and include health practitioners …