Partnership News

New practice guideline addresses need for sleep resources

The Partnership is pleased to join with the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology in releasing the first pan-Canadian guideline to help adults with cancer who struggle to sleep.

“We know that up to 60 percent of patients will experience a sleep disturbance,” says Dr. Doris Howell of Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital, who led the development team for the Partnership-sponsored project.…

Help spread the word on Advance Care Planning

Speak Up: Resources available to support conversations about end-of-life care

April 16, 2013 – The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is pleased to join with voices from across the healthcare community to mark National Advance Care Planning Day and encourage Canadians, including those in good health, to reflect on their end-of-life wishes.

The Speak Up campaign, led by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and supported by the Partnership, provides resources for individuals, family members and healthcare professionals start conversations about an individual’s wishes for end-of-life care.…

New guides available to boost two key components of person-centred care

Expanded implementation guides for the growing fields of patient navigation and screening for distress are now available to help improve the cancer journey for patients.

 “In recent years, understanding of the need for both of these core elements of person-centred care has expanded rapidly,” says Dr. Margaret Fitch, Expert Lead of the patient experience and survivorship initiatives of the Person-Centred Perspective at the Partnership.…

Have a colonversation: You may save a life

Online resource, colonversation.ca, provides tips for the talk

The Partnership joins with partners across the country urging Canadians to talk to friends and family about the importance of colon cancer screening during March – Colon Cancer Awareness Month – and all year round.

“Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in Canada. In 2012, 5,000 men and 4,200 women were expected to die from it,^[1]” says Dr. Heather Bryant, the Partnership’s Vice-President of Cancer Control. “But through screening colorectal cancer can often be found early, while it can still be treated successfully. Screening saves lives.”…

New report an opportunity to understand and improve impact of organized breast cancer screening

Greg Doyle, Coordinator of the Breast Screening Program for Newfoundland & Labrador and Chair of the CBCSI National Committee, says the report provides valuable information that the cancer control community can act on to ensure that Canadian women have access to high-quality screening programs.

A new report released by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, entitled Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Canada: Report on Program Performance in 2007 and 2008, provides key information about breast cancer morbidity and mortality as well as potential harms associated with screening. The report, which monitors and evaluates programs essential to the early detection of a disease that took the lives of an estimated 5,100 Canadians in 2012,^[1] provides the latest data available to ensure that Canadian women ultimately have access to high-quality breast cancer screening programs.…