Increasing access to care closer to home
Date: November 25, 2020
Explore opportunities in self-sampling for cervical and colorectal screening, and mobile screening for breast screening
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Lung cancer and equity: A focus on income and geography
Date: November 25, 2020
This report focuses on the social determinants of health and their impact on lung cancer risk, access to care and outcomes for people with low income and people who live in rural and remote communities, and describes system-level changes that need to happen to reduce related inequities
Report summary
Date: November 25, 2020
Each week in Canada, 560 people hear the words, “You have lung cancer.”
Social determinants of health
Date: November 25, 2020
The social determinants of health heavily influence lung cancer outcomes
Patient synthesis map about cancer diagnosis
Date: January 15, 2020
Review a synthesis map that shows the stages of cancer diagnosis from the patient’s perspective based on three areas: remote, rural and urban
Clinician synthesis map about cancer diagnosis
Date: January 15, 2020
Review a synthesis map that shows the stages of cancer diagnosis from the clinician’s perspective based on three areas: remote, rural and urban
Patient synthesis map about colorectal cancer screening
Date: January 15, 2020
Review a synthesis map that shows the stages of the colorectal cancer screening process from both a rural resident’s and a suburban resident’s perspective
Patient synthesis map about breast cancer screening
Date: January 15, 2020
Review a map that shows the stages of the breast cancer screening process from both a rural resident’s and an urban resident’s perspective
Virtual care in Canada: Environmental scan
Date: September 19, 2019
Learn how virtual care is currently being used in Canada, its impact on the overall sustainability of our health care system and its potential to improve cancer care
The lengthy patient journey in Inuit Nunangat
Date: October 1, 2014
Learn about the distances and times many Inuit need to travel to receive cancer care
Practical advice about cancer care in rural communities
Date: February 10, 2014
In this video, Dr. Esther Tailfeathers gives practical advice about healthcare during the cancer journey for people in remote communities
Cancer control in First Nations populations living off-reserve
Date: January 1, 2013
Learn about the cancer journey for First Nations peoples living off-reserve and relevant, international models and practices in this 2013 report
Foundations for action in First Nations cancer control
Date: April 1, 2012
This report examines pathways and leading models of cancer care in rural, remote and isolated First Nations communities