@cancercantwait

Canadian Cancer Survivor Network | Promoting the very best standard of care, support, follow up and quality of life for cancer patients and survivors.

[Survivor Network CA @survivornetca]

Report warns persistent access issues are putting cancer patients at risk
https://t.co/nVZlLLYCli

[Survivor Network CA @survivornetca]

Alberta mother battling leukemia questions why she can’t access life-changing medication https://t.co/SwSVK8t9uW

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

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!
https://t.co/lOYGtc18ly
#DayofEpidemicAwareness #Cancercantwait

[@cancercantwait @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
https://t.co/VC5lyn6OHm
#cancer

[Prostate Post @ProstatePost]

#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.
https://t.co/KoYLJk2VvS
#cancer

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

#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.
https://t.co/OXUaZwV3fT
#cancer

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

#Oncologist #shortage in #OwenSound limits #hospital's ability to treat #cancerpatients. Many getting sent to #cancer centres up to three hours away.
https://t.co/XudaX06K5u

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

#Medicalgaslighting - Unmistakable evidence : #women are enduring delays in #diagnosis, inadequate pain management, and #disparities in access to appropriate care". It's not just stress.
https://t.co/EsscYVWkv0
#cancer

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

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.
https://t.co/ezPZGbwEwI
#cancer

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

Women falling through the cracks as N.L. lags on breast screening changes, advocate says.
https://t.co/5JmkgLg4iM
#breastcancer #screening #NL #healthcare #cancer #womenshealth #cancercantwait

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

The federal government is committing $571,400 to Trans Support #NL to create a toolkit to improve #doctors' treatment of #transgender patients.
https://t.co/rFuc6NEul4
#cancer #healthcare #Canada

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

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.
https://t.co/oP1azcVxor
#cancerscreening #Saskatchewan

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

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.
https://t.co/7s6NJjawcn
#cancerscreening #cancer

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

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 https://t.co/48Kn7fNkPR

[Survivor Network CA @survivornetca]

Read More: https://t.co/fZD6q0Bs27

[Survivor Network CA @survivornetca]

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.
https://t.co/OXTy0uBUJW
#cancerstory

[Survivor Network CA @survivornetca]

Using computer power to support cancer research : How a father and son are changing the strategy around supporting scientific progress.
https://t.co/Jwa4Jpb7Fl
#cancer #cancerresearch #computerpower #scientificresearch #calltoaction #Toronto

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

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.
https://t.co/3JOmo29jqp
#BC #COVID #cancer #hospitals

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

#cancercantwait #drugapproval

[Survivor Network CA @survivornetca]

A 25-year-old Kitchener woman diagnosed with bile duct cancer hopes Ontario follows other provinces in covering rare cancer drug.
https://t.co/qXFbJydClA
#bileductcancer #rarecancer #cancer #Kitchener #cancertreatment #cholangiocarcinoma #healthcare

[@cancercantwait @cancercantwait]

Ultrasound staffing 'critically low' in Nova Scotia, union says. ~Average wait times range from several weeks to more than 10 months.
https://t.co/Rum4Kp7T5d
#ultrasound #cancerscreening #NovaScotia #healthcare #healthbacklog #cancercantwait #cancer