The History of Canadian Cancer Society

Canadian Cancer Society
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Introduction PAGEREF _Toc77860759 \h 2History of the Organization PAGEREF _Toc77860760 \h 3Rationale behind the Choice of this Community Organization PAGEREF _Toc77860761 \h 3Theoretical Lenses PAGEREF _Toc77860762 \h 4Community Action PAGEREF _Toc77860763 \h 5Community Partnership PAGEREF _Toc77860764 \h 7Resources PAGEREF _Toc77860765 \h 9
Introduction
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is a Toronto-based community organization whose mission is to eradicate cancer and improve the lives of cancer patients. The society has about11 provincial and territorial units, more than 600 community locations, and over 350,000 volunteers(CCS, 2021). Local efforts are coordinated through divisional officers. It achieves its mission through education, research, patient services, and advocacy for healthy public policy. CCS is committed to financing medical and behavioral research to help determine the best cancer intervention methods to reduce cancer risks and promote lifestyle changes (Macbeth, 2015). The organization also supports advanced training in clinical oncology by awarding fellowships. Itspublic education programs focus on the early detection and prevention of cancer. Additionally, CCS works with other health professionals to lobby legislatures regarding public policies needed to prevent cancer and promote health (Cerdeira, 2015). Patient services offered by the organization include cancer awareness, transportation to care facilities, networking programs that allow patients to interact with trained volunteers, and educational publications.
History of the Organization
The origin of CCM dates back to1929 when Saskatchewan Medical Association established Canada’s first cancer committee (Macbeth, 2015). The committee was formed to address the increasing concerns of lack of awareness of cancer signs. Physicians believed that victims consulted them when their cancer was advanced and had minimal chances of surviving (Cerdeira, 2015). Follow-up was done by cancer committees within other provincial medical associations. This led to the formation of the Canadian Medical Association’s National Study Committee in 1931 (CCS, 2021). In 1937, the National Study Committee recommended creating the CCS for cancer control(Cerdeira, 2015).
In 1947, the society formed the national Cancer Institute of Canada (a cancer research facility) through an agreement between the Canadian Cancer Society and the Federal Department of Health and Welfare (CCS, 2021). Since this agreement, the two organizations have worked together to achieve a common goal: - reduce cancer incidence and mortality, and improve the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors. CCS has also funded cancer research across all disciplines and invested over $ 2 billion in research (Miller et al., 2012). Canadians have seen improvement through this investment. In 2017, CCS merged with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to eradicate effort duplication and help patients with breast cancer in Canada (CCS, 2021). Last year, the society amalgamated with Prostate Cancer Canada to further reduce duplication and help prostate cancer patients through education, research, advocacy, and support.
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