What Happens After the “All Clear”? Breast Cancer Canada Calls for Urgent Action to Support Canadian Breast Cancer Survivors
As more younger Canadians are being diagnosed with breast cancer and survival rates continue to improve, Breast Cancer Canada (BCC) is calling on greater government investment to address an urgent, under-funded and critical gap in cancer care.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260604912850/en/ From left to right in photo: Kim MacDonald – National Patient Advocate, Breast Cancer Canada, Janice Carr-Meisner – Vice President, Medical, Breast Cancer Canada, Dr. Mita Manna – Medical Oncologist and Chair, REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance, Shaniah Leduc – Chair, Board of Directors, Breast Cancer Canada, Kimberly Carson – Chief Executive Officer, Breast Cancer Canada, Adina Isenberg – Chief Healthcare Transformation Officer, Breast Cancer Canada, Dave Finlay – Head of Breast Cancer, AstraZeneca Canada.
“Surviving breast cancer is no longer enough,” said Kimberly Carson, CEO of Breast Cancer Canada. “It’s called survivorship—patients who are living longer and are younger than ever before, yet continue to face long-term physical, emotional, and financial challenges after treatment ends.”
