The National Cancer Institute conducts and supports research, training, health information distribution, and other programs related to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
What does the Alberta cancer Foundation do?
The Alberta Cancer Foundation raises funds in support of cancer research, cancer screening and prevention, and enhanced patient care programs at Alberta's 17 cancer centres including the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton and the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary.
What does the Cross Cancer Institute do?
The Cross Cancer Institute is a lead centre for the province-wide prevention, research and treatment program. The centre provides inpatient and outpatient services for cancer patients, advanced medical and supportive cancer care, and patient and professional education.
How many cancer centers are there in the world?
Find an NCI-Designated Cancer Center Of these 71 institutions: 13 are Cancer Centers, recognized for their scientific leadership, resources, and the depth and breadth of their research in basic, clinical, and/or prevention, cancer control, and population science.
Do you have to pay for chemotherapy in Alberta?
Cancer drugs are provided, without charge, to registered Alberta cancer patients through specific locations in the province.
How is cancer controlled?
Some people with cancer will have only one treatment. But most people have a combination of treatments, such as surgery with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. You may also have immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or hormone therapy.
How long does it take to see an oncologist in Alberta?
For Alberta medical oncology patients, the wait was about 4.8 weeks. From the referral from a family doctor to a visit with a specialist, patients across the country waited about 8.7 weeks, which is down from 10.2 in 2017.Dec 4, 2018