Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Announces Stephen Harper

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Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
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Article Date: 24 Nov 2006 - 22:00 PST

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Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada, announced the setting up of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, a five-year plan created by 700 cancer experts and cancer survivors. Harper added that the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is a non-profit corporation.

Haper said "The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer will serve as a clearing house for state of the art information about preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. Its job is to make sure that the best cancer care practices in any single part of Canada are known and available to health care providers in every part of Canada…. Make no mistake about it, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is going to save lives. In fact, experts are predicting the strategy could pre-empt 1.2 million new cases of cancer and prevent 423,000 cancer deaths over the next 30 years."

The Partnership's board of directors will be made up of representatives from cancer stakeholder organizations - the provinces and territories, patient groups, family groups, organizations, Aboriginal peoples and the Federal Government.

Harper said Jeffrey Lozon will be Chairman of the Partnership, and Dr. Simon Sutcliffe will be vice Chairman. Jeffrey Lozon is President and CEO of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. Dr. Sutcliffe is President and CEO of the BC Cancer Agency.

The ultimate aim is to reduce total numbers of new cancer cases in Canada, improve quality of life for Canadians suffering from cancer, and reduce the chances of Canadians dying from cancer.

The Canadian government has committed CA$260 million towards the Partnership.

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
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