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Feb 08, 2010
Giant Colon Invades Waterloo!
What is 40 feet wide, eight feet high and pink all over? To raise awareness of the...
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Jul 27, 2009
Grand River Hospital to display comprehensive cancer system to nurses from Trinidad & Tobago
The Waterloo Region’s high-quality cancer programs will be in...
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Jun 22, 2009
Centres of Excellence Designations for Grand River and St. Mary's Hospitals to Enhance Care
Cooperation between hospitals and health providers will ensure Waterloo-Wellington cancer patients continue receiving surgical services with a focus on improved quality and outcomes, along with...
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May 15, 2009
31 Ontario Oncology Nurses awarded Fellowships for Graduate Studies
Thirty-one top oncology and palliative care nurses across Ontario have been awarded fellowships to support their Masters and PhD degree studies.
The fellowships, valued at $10,000 to...
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May 01, 2009
Grand River Hospital and Grand River Regional Cancer Centre's response to the global swine influenza
Thursday, April 30, 2009
INFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY: SWINE INFLUENZA
We are working closely with public health agencies and area health providers to create a safe hospital...
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Apr 30, 2009
Provincial Report Shows Improved Screening & Prevention and Wait Times in Waterloo Wellington
Cancer Care Ontario has released the 2009 Cancer System Quality Index (CSQI) results. Launched in 2005 by the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario, in partnership with Cancer Care Ontario, the...
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Apr 01, 2009
St. Mary's Enhances Access to Mammography Services in Waterloo Region with Launch of OBSP
April 1, 2009, Kitchener, ON - Breast cancer is the number one diagnosed cancer in women in Waterloo Region. In the next year, Cancer Care Ontario estimates that 8,500 Ontario women will...
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Mar 29, 2009
ColonCancerCheck - Check it off your to do list!
Toronto, Ontario (March, 2009) – This March put your health on your to do list and learn about ColonCancerCheck, Canada’s first and only province-wide organized colorectal screening...
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Nov 11, 2008
New Primary Care Physician Lead for Waterloo Wellington
Oct 24, 2008
GRRCC celebrates fifth anniversary; launches new brachytherapy service
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre celebrates fifth anniversary; launches new brachytherapy service
Health professionals, donors and community leaders gathered today to mark the fifth...
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Sep 15, 2008
Waterloo Wellington Breast Centre highlighted at international conference
International conference to hear about the success of breast centre at Grand River Hospital’s Freeport Site
An innovative program that’s shortened the time to access...
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Jul 08, 2008
Experienced cancer care professional to lead regional cancer program for Waterloo Wellington area
July 4, 2008
Grand River Hospital and Cancer Care Ontario are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Craig McFadyen as the new regional vice president responsible for the Grand River...
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Jun 17, 2008
Cancer Centre Call Centre - Telephone Difficulty
June 17, 2008, 10:30am
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre (GRRCC) is currently having technical difficulty with their Call Centre telephone line.
Any patient wanting to call...
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May 14, 2008
Ride with Lance 2008
Welcome to Ride with Lance 2008
Presented by Sunnybrook Foundation in partnership with Grand River Regional Cancer Centre
Ride with Lance is an...
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May 14, 2008
Shelly Lillie Honoured for Delivering the Best Quality Patient Care
At the Second Annual Human Touch Awards ceremony in Toronto on April 24, 2008, Cancer Care Ontario honoured front-line cancer care professionals from across the province for providing exceptional...
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Apr 14, 2008
Cancer Prevention Exchange Newsletter, 2nd Edition
Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Cancer Prevention Exchange newsletter.
The Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program aims to increase public and professional awareness of the availability...
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Apr 02, 2008
Grand River Hospital Opens New Inpatient Oncology Unit
Kitchener, Ont., April 2, 2008 - Grand River Hospital officially opened its new inpatient oncology unit, showcasing state-of-the-art rooms for donors, staff and local...
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Mar 20, 2008
Cancer Care Ontario Launches Ontario Cancer Plan 2008 - 2011
The Ontario Cancer Plan is a roadmap for the entire cancer care system. Building on the success of the first Ontario Cancer Plan, this new plan for the next three years sets out the...
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Mar 12, 2008
Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, in collaboration with Cancer Care Ontario, recently launched a province-wide, population-based colorectal cancer screening program – the first of its kind...
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Mar 06, 2008
March is Colorectal Cancer Month: What You Need to Know
Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in