Priorities
To have an impact on a large scale population health challenge as complex and prevalent as cancer, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer works with Canada’s cancer control community on many different fronts. Work addresses the full spectrum of cancer control, from prevention to survivorship and palliative and end-of-life care, and is grounded in the Partnership’s 2012-2017 strategic plan.
- Prevention and Screening: Developing high-impact, population-based prevention and cancer screening approaches through collaboration with a broad range of cancer and chronic disease partners. more…
- Advancing Quality: Working with the health-care community to translate data, evidence and best practices into action to advance high-quality early detection and clinical care. more…
- Improving the Cancer Journey: Working with the cancer care delivery system to respond to the needs of people diagnosed with cancer through the various phases of their journey from diagnosis, treatment and care to survivorship and palliative and end-of-life care. more…
- Research: Enabling collaborative, targeted research to augment our knowledge and understanding of cancer and related chronic diseases. more…
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis Cancer Control: Working with and for First Nations, Inuit and Métis partners to implement the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Action Plan on Cancer Control. more…
- System Performance: In collaboration with provincial and territorial partners, assessing the performance of the cancer control system to identify best practices and areas for improvement. more…
- Knowledge Management: Providing access to specialized tools, technology, connections and resources to support collaboration across jurisdictions and evidence-informed decision making. more…
- Public Engagement and Outreach: Engaging people with a personal interest in cancer to inform and participate in implementing Canada’s cancer control strategy. more…
Priorities and Initiatives 2007-2012: In its first five years, the Partnership made notable progress working with its partners. more…
