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The Society also provides services to patients and their families through their Patient Services programs, and runs awareness campaigns through the School & Youth program. In 2007, an estimated 4,200 Canadians will be diagnosed with leukemia; 7,680 with lymphoma and 2,000 with myeloma. [1]
The US population is 12.2% African Americans and 16.3% Hispanic Americans (2010 Census), whereas Canada has 2.5% African Canadians and 0.97% Hispanic Canadians (2006 Census). African Americans have higher mortality rates than any other racial or ethnic group for eight of the top ten causes of death. [128]
A 2015 Fraser Institute article focused on Canadians who sought healthcare in other countries and reported that the percentage of Canadian patients who travelled abroad to receive non-emergency medical care was 1.1% in 2014, and 0.9% in 2013, with British Columbia being the province with the highest proportion of its citizens making such trips ...
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Canadian government to facilitate action on cancer control in Canada. . The Partnership works with cancer experts, other charitable organizations, all levels of government, cancer agencies, national health organizations, cancer patients and survivors, and others to implement the Canadian ...
Fusion Pharmaceuticals uses a chemical element which helps target and kill cancer cells while minimising damage to surrounding healthy cells. AstraZeneca buys Canadian cancer treatment firm for ...
Fee-for-service (FFS) is a payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately. [1]In health care, it gives an incentive for physicians to provide more treatments because payment is dependent on the quantity of care, rather than quality of care.
Addressing the needs of Canadians from coast to coast, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation has regional offices throughout Canada with the Foundation's central shared services office being located in Toronto. The signature program for the foundation is the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run For The Cure.
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