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Cancer Links & Resources

AboutKidsHealth.ca
Hospital for Sick Children website provides families with reliable, current information about all areas influencing child health and family quality of life in a format that is easy to understand.

Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada
1-800-265-5106 Canada-wide support and information line
A national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to reaching every Canadian affected by a brain tumour through support, education, information, and  research.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
A national volunteer-based organization to fund, support and advocate for: breast cancer research, education and awareness programs, early diagnosis and effective treatment, a positive quality of life for those living with breast cancer.

Canadian Cancer Society
1-888-939-3333 Canada-wide support and information line
info@cis.cancer.ca
A national, community-based organization of volunteers, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.

Canadian Melanoma Foundation
A non-profit organization situated at the Division of Dermatology at the University of British Columbia.

Prostate Cancer Canada
Non-profit organization with 120 affiliated support groups across Canada with a mandate to raise funds for the development of programs related to awareness, public education, advocacy, support of those affected, and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer.

Skin Cancer Guide.ca
A comprehensive information website about actinic keratosis, basal cell cancer, superficial basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma. We review how they function, who gets them, where they develop and how to recognize them; different treatment options; a Skin Cancer FAQ page, including statistics and frequency.