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The Canadian Cancer Society also advocates on behalf of Canadians by encouraging governments to pass public policies that will help prevent cancer and help people who have cancer. Issues the Society advocates for include tobacco control, ornamental use of pesticides, health systems reform, occupational carcinogen exposure, cancer screening and ...
The Foundation was founded in 1979 by doctors Michel Gélinas, Pierre Audet-Lapointe, Yvan Méthot, Maurice Falardeau and Pierre Band. The co-founders aimed to reduce the gap between the care provided to cancer patients in Quebec and that offered elsewhere in Canada and abroad, while cancer was not yet recognized as a priority by the medical profession, specifically in Quebec.
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation; Canadian Cancer Society; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; Childhood Cancer Canada; H. Help Conquer Cancer; I.
[4] [5] [6] He is a past President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, was National Director of the Canadian Cancer Society and was awarded the Order of Canada as one of Canada’s premier oncologists. [7] Margolese also authored studies which compared the effectiveness of treatment options demonstrating their benefits over previous ...
The Canadian Cancer Society, founded in 1938 to educate Canadians about the early warning signs of cancer, has become a major contributor to the funding of cancer research in Canada. In 1936, the NRC significantly created the Associate Committee of Medical Research to fund medical research in Canada.
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA; French: Association médicale canadienne, AMC) is a national, voluntary association of physicians and medical learners that advocates on national health matters. Its primary mandate is to drive positive change in health care by advocating on key health issues facing doctors and their patients.
Barbara Seal is a former judge from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Seal has been involved in a number of community organisations and foundations, serving in both leadership and advisory roles. Seal was appointed as judge of Canada's citizenship court in 1997, retiring in 2016. Seal is a recipient of the Order of Canada Award (OAM).
Canadian Cancer Society; Canadian Canoe Museum; Canadian Medical Association; Canadian Red Cross; ... Royal Philatelic Society of Canada; Royal Quebec Golf Club;