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Clinical Trials One-Pager

This information sheet on clinical trials was created in collaboration with Clinical Trials Ontario. It aims to demystify clinical trials and their importance to medical advances.

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My Colon Cancer Companion: Patient Journal

My Colon Cancer Companion Patient Journal was inspired by conversations within the community of colorectal cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and health professionals. These conversations revealed that many patients required additional materials and assistance with non-clinical aspects of their experiences. In a perfect world, every patient would have a nurse navigator ...

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Cooking to Reduce Your Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer

In need of healthier meal ideas? In this brochure, you’ll find delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes from our contributors. We hope they will inspire you to cook more colourful meals filled with whole, unprocessed foods that can help you reduce your risk of developing cancer.

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Get Personal: Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndrome

Did you know having a family health history of colorectal cancer increases your risk to get colorectal cancer yourself? Knowing your family health history of colorectal cancer and sharing this information with your doctor can help you take steps to lower your risk and create a personalized screening program.

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Is my treatment working? Do I really have no evidence of disease?

In this webinar Dr. Minetta Liu, Medical Oncologist and Chief Medical Officer at Natera, and Dr. Michael Raphael, Medical Oncologist at Odette Cancer Center, will discuss ctDNA and how Signatera™ can help patients with early-stage colorectal cancer guide treatment and detect cancer recurrence earlier. Dr. Liu will provide an overview ...

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Do Patient Preferences Influence HTA decisions?

The HTAi PCIG Patient Preference Working Group has initiated a project designed to improve the likelihood that patient preferences can and will be used more frequently in HTA decision-making. The initial step in the project is to conduct an assessment of the current landscape of HTA use of patient preferences ...

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Colorectal Cancer Screening

Join our Patient Support Specialist, Chana Cohen, as she discusses colorectal cancer screening with Dr. Marylise Boutros, colorectal surgeon and head of the Jewish General Hospital Colon and Rectal Surgery Research Program in Montreal, Quebec. Learn about the difference between average and high risk for colorectal cancer, when to start ...

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Demystifying Palliative Care

Palliative care is often considered synonymous with end-of-life care, but it can in fact provide a means for patients with serious illnesses and their families to improve their quality of life at all stages of illness. Join our Patient Support Specialist Chana Cohen and Zelda Freitas, Clinical Senior Advisor of ...

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Self-Care for Cancer Patients

In this Tush Talk, Chana Cohen, our Patient Support Specialist, was joined by our special guest Ilene Shiller, a Program Manager at Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation. Chana and Ilene explored the topics of stress, types of self-care, barriers to self-care, and how to best overcomes these barriers.

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Fertility Preservation for CRC Survivors

For our fourth Tush Talk, we were joined by our special guest Dr. Katz, Certified Sexuality Counselor and Clinical Nurse Specialist at CancerCare Manitoba, to explore fertility preservation for CRC survivors.

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