Health Insight
Cancer Care
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How BeiGene Is Breaking Down Barriers to Cancer Care
Access to cancer care comes through BeiGene’s approach to affordability and innovation. BeiGene Canada is challenging the status quo of the traditional bio-pharmaceutical industry. As the Canadian arm of global biotech firm BeiGene Inc., this company of Canadians is making a distinct mark by focusing on ensuring affordable access to innovative oncology drugs. BeiGene entered...
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Did you Know? Cancer Has a Price Tag That Many Canadians Can’t Afford
The out-of-pocket costs associated with cancer care are a major burden or impossibility for many Canadians. Something needs to change. Despite living in a country with universal health care, many people with cancer in Canada are paying out-of-pocket to access the essential care they need. These costs can be associated with anything from medication and...
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The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer: Improving Cancer Outcomes Across Canada
Not all people in Canada have equitable access to cancer care. Our national cancer strategy is working to change that. Cancer outcomes are better when people have access to high-quality cancer prevention, screening and treatment, in addition to a spectrum of health and wellness services. However, factors like geography, socio-economic status, race and ethnicity can...
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Redefining Cervical Cancer Screening with HPV At-Home Test Kits
Advances in cervical cancer screening technology make it possible to self-collect sample for HPV testing at home, which could help in early detection of cervical cancer. Seventy per cent of sexually active Canadians will be infected with Human papillomavirus (HPV) during their lifetime.1 While most people clear the virus, about 10 to 20 per cent...
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Helping Patients Manage the Noise When Facing a Cancer Diagnosis
For kidney cancer patients, the future is bright as stakeholders work together to help build support options for each patient’s cancer journey. Gordon Lewis was diagnosed with kidney cancer by fluke. While in the hospital for a fractured pelvis, doctors noticed something unusual during his CT scan. Days later, Lewis was given his diagnosis:...
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What Makes Princess Margaret Cancer Centre One of the World’s Top 5 Cancer Research Centres
By pushing the envelope and not accepting the status quo, The Princess Margaret is making research discoveries that are beyond the cutting edge. Cancer was once thought to be an incurable disease, with surgery the only treatment option. Today, in Canada, the five-year survival rate for all cancers is 64 per cent, compared to 50...
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A Letter To the Decision Makers Whose Decisions Can Impact The Lives Of Canadians Living with Cancer, To Those With The Power to Reshape The Landscape of Cancer Care in Canada
Every hour in Canada tells a stark story. Twenty-seven individuals are thrust into the harsh reality of a cancer diagnosis, while ten others succumb to its merciless grip. Each day, 655 Canadians awaken to the daunting challenge ahead, while 238 bid farewell to their loved ones under the weight of this relentless foe. Yet, beyond...