Ontario cancer plan 2011-2015

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Summary: Cancer is a process that begins with a small series of genetic changes within cells. It culminates in a life-changing journey for patients involving family, friends, healthcare professionals, and ultimately, the entire healthcare system. In Ontario, someone is diagnosed with cancer every eight minutes. With an aging population and increasing life expectancy, more than 400,000 Ontarians will be living with or have survived cancer by 2015. Cancer continues to be the number one cause of premature death in Ontario. Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is the provincial government's cancer advisor. We are the agency responsible for continually improving services to ensure that patients receive the right care, at the right time, from the right person, in the right place, at every step of their journey with cancer. This is the third Cancer Plan we have developed since 2005. It is a roadmap for how CCO, healthcare professionals and organizations, cancer experts and the provincial government will work together to reduce the risk of Ontarians developing cancer while improving the quality of care and treatment for current and future patients. This Cancer Plan is centred on people and patients in prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and palliative care. It is driven by a commitment to quality and guided by our vision of providing Ontarians with the best cancer system in the world.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (60 p.) : ill., digital file.
remote
Computer data.
electronic resource
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Cancer Care Ontario, [2010?]

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Message from Terrence Sullivan -- Cancer: impact and progress -- Driving quality and accountability in Ontario's cancer system -- Our record so far: progress under the first two cancer plans -- About this plan -- Strategic priorities -- Strategic priority 1: Develop and implement a focused approach to cancer risk reduction -- Strategic priority 2: Implement integrated cancer screening -- Strategic priority 3: Continue to improve patient outcomes through accessible, safe, high quality care -- Strategic priority 4: Continue to assess and improve the patient experience -- Strategic priority 5: Develop and implement innovative models of care delivery -- Strategic priority 6: Expand our efforts in personalized medicine -- Enabling success -- In summary -- Investment strategy.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.