@cancercantwait

Report warns persistent access issues are putting cancer patients at risk tinyurl.com/33rw32xn

Alberta mother battling leukemia questions why she can’t access life-changing medication ctvnews.ca/calgary/articl…

On International Day of Epidemic Awareness, we continue to urge all levels of government to to include cancer care in their emergency preparedness plans. We learned the hard way that Cancer Can't Wait! bit.ly/4fj7rff #DayofEpidemicAwareness #Cancercantwait

Oncologists, patient groups call for better access to #oncologydrugs as long waits for #drugapprovals in #Canada mean some patients die before they can try #treatments that might have helped them ottawacitizen.com/news/cancer-pa… #cancer

#BC man with advanced #prostatecancer calls on federal, provincial governments to cover his costly, life-saving #cancertreatment : #Pluvicto. A five-dose treatment costs about $135K. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #cancer

#Halifax woman waited 3 years for #MRI that showed she had #braintumour. 25,000+ #NovaScotians on MRI #waitlist and most patients are seen within 14 months. cbc.ca/news/canada/no… #cancer

#Oncologist #shortage in #OwenSound limits #hospital's ability to treat #cancerpatients. Many getting sent to #cancer centres up to three hours away. barrie.ctvnews.ca/oncologist-sho…

#Medicalgaslighting - Unmistakable evidence : #women are enduring delays in #diagnosis, inadequate pain management, and #disparities in access to appropriate care". It's not just stress. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne… #cancer

T.-N.-L. repousse le #dépistage précoce du #cancerdusein à 2025. Dense Breasts #Canada craint que, d'ici là, des cas soient détectés trop tard. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/21132… #cancer

Women falling through the cracks as N.L. lags on breast screening changes, advocate says. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne… #breastcancer #screening #NL #healthcare #cancer #womenshealth #cancercantwait

The federal government is committing $571,400 to Trans Support #NL to create a toolkit to improve #doctors' treatment of #transgender patients. cbc.ca/news/canada/ne… #cancer #healthcare #Canada

Advocates say Sask. gov't didn't properly prepare to drop #mammography age to 40 from 50. Its phased approach means the province won't hit the 40 mark until June 2026 and #cancer patients will wait for months for follow-ups. cbc.ca/news/canada/sa… #cancerscreening #Saskatchewan

When an #Ontario doctor refused to sign off on a #mammogram for 38-year-old Sidra Lone, the mother of four says she was left with no choice but to lie. It was then found that she had stage two triple negative #breastcancer. ctvnews.ca/health/breast-… #cancerscreening #cancer

Three provinces, three elections. CCSN has asked questions of candidates and parties in the 2024 provincial elections in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and New Brunswick. Find them at survivornet.ca/act/ccsn-elect…

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Steven Wong was diagnosed with gastric #cancer on May 2nd, at 41 years old. He waited for 11 weeks, without an appointment, and died on July 19th. His grieving wife is now pushing for a change in the quality of #healthcare in #Alberta. edmonton.citynews.ca/2024/08/20/gri… #cancerstory

Using computer power to support cancer research : How a father and son are changing the strategy around supporting scientific progress. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/08/… #cancer #cancerresearch #computerpower #scientificresearch #calltoaction #Toronto

British Columbia has ended the COVID-19 #publichealth emergency, which gave provincial #health the ability to issue mask mandates, travel and gathering restrictions and #vaccination requirements for #healthcare workers. bc.ctvnews.ca/no-longer-an-o… #BC #COVID #cancer #hospitals

#cancercantwait #drugapproval

Ultrasound staffing 'critically low' in Nova Scotia, union says. ~Average wait times range from several weeks to more than 10 months. cbc.ca/news/canada/no… #ultrasound #cancerscreening #NovaScotia #healthcare #healthbacklog #cancercantwait #cancer