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Insights & Perspectives
Why it’s so important to quit smoking when you have cancer
Dr. Bill EvansIf you’ve been diagnosed with cancer or had a loved one receive this news, you know that it can be quite overwhelming. There are often multiple clinic visits and ...
May 28, 2019
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The importance of being seen and heard in the cancer system
Jane SmartJane Smart, Senior Specialist, Technical Training, Legal and Privacy, CCO, shares her unique perspectives of cancer as a patient and as a parent.Cancer has been a ...
Apr 9, 2019
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The power of a supportive network
CCO Blog TeamThe first time Lauri P. met with her fellow patient and family advisors at Cancer Care Ontario, she was unprepared for the emotions stirred up by the encounter. ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Ontario's cancer care system: Amazing care, important lessons
Suriya VeerappanWorking at CCO, I hear “cancer” every day. But when my doctor said to me, “I think you have cancer,” the word took on a very different meaning.I was suddenly thrust ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Beyond prevention: Primary care providers in the cancer system
Dr. Ed KucharskiThis past spring I was giving a talk about the My CancerIQ risk assessment tool at one of Ontario’s largest primary care conferences. And, as I so often do, I ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Towards a greater understanding of cancer in Ontario
Dr. Prithwish DeThe science of gathering and reporting on cancer burden data in Ontario began nearly a century ago, several years before the organization now known as CCO came into ...
Oct 23, 2018
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Ieva and Malcolm: In sickness and in health
CCO Blog TeamWhen a couple can count their wedding anniversaries in decades, they usually have their relationship pretty well worked out. But as Malcolm and Ieva F. discovered, ...
Oct 9, 2018
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A closer look at cancer drug shortages
Scott GavuraWhile cancer drug shortages are not new, they are more frequent than ever. The reality today is that one or more cancer drugs may be in short supply at any time. ...
Sep 25, 2018
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Help improve a cancer patient's experience. Draw a picture.
Deb K.In honour of Patient Experience Week, CCO patient advisor Deb K. shares her thoughts on how healthcare providers can communicate more effectively with patients. ...
Apr 24, 2018
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New cancer statistics: Better outcomes, but increasing need in Ontario
Michael SherarThis year, more than 90,000 people in Ontario will discover they have cancer. Approximately one in two Ontarians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their ...
Jan 25, 2018
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"Why me?" Population-based approaches for a personal question
Michael SherarOne of the most memorable letters I have ever received as president and CEO of CCO was from the wife of a man with stage 4 cancer. The question underlying her ...
Nov 5, 2017
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