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Cancer Control Strategy

Gaining Ground: A Provincial Cancer Control Policy Framework for Newfoundland and Labrador (490 KB) was released on November 2, 2010. This Framework outlines the Provincial Government’s response to the burden of cancer in the province and provides a foundation upon which government, the regional health authorities and community-based organizations can build specific action plans with a strategic focus on advancing and improving cancer control in Newfoundland and Labrador. The goal of the Framework is to provide key policy directions that will be used to guide cancer control efforts in the province in the coming years.

Policy Directions

The Framework sets out the following policy directions which form the foundation for specific goals that will be advanced or explored:

1. Cancer Prevention Through Promoting a Healthy Population
2. Identifying Individuals at Risk
3. Coordinating Care
4. Supportive and Palliative Care
5. Clinical Practice Guidelines
6. Access and Advocacy
7. Surveillance and Information Systems and Technology
8. Education and Training
9. Accountability and Measuring Success

Cancer Control Initiatives

In 2010/11, the Provincial Government invested $1.5 million in cancer control initiatives to aid in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Examples of these initiatives include:

• Cancer Prevention and Awareness Grants Program
• Cancer screening program review
• Waitlist and workflow analysis of endoscopy services
• Enhanced and expanded palliative care services in the regional health authorities
• Funding for community organizations, such as
• Alliance for the Control of Tobacco
• Canadian Cancer Society, Newfoundland and Labrador Division
• Young Adult Cancer Canada
• The Works – Development of a Wellness Exercise Program for Cancer Patients
• Support for research

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