Cancer Pain

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Organizations

Canadian Cancer Society
10 Alcorn Avenue
Suite 200
Toronto, ON  M4V 3B1
Phone: 1-888-939-3333
(416) 961-7223
Fax: (416) 961-4189
E-mail: ccs@cancer.ca
Web Address: http://cancer.ca/
 

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is a national, community-based organization that provides information about cancer prevention, care, and treatment. The CCS also provides funding for cancer research.


Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Annex B, Saint-Vincent Hospital
60 Cambridge Street North
Ottawa, ON  K1R 7A5
Phone: (613) 241-3663
1-800-668-2785
Fax: (613) 241-3986
E-mail: info@chpca.net
Web Address: http://www.chpca.net
 

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is a national, non-profit association that provides leadership in hospice palliative care in Canada. On the CHPCA Web site, you can find frequently asked questions about hospice palliative care and links to Web sites of province palliative care associations.


National Cancer Institute of Canada
10 Alcorn Avenue
Suite 200
Toronto, ON  M4V 3B1
Phone: (416) 961-7223
Fax: (416) 961-4189
Web Address: www.ncic.cancer.ca
 

The National Cancer Institute of Canada provides information to the public and support for cancer research and related programs undertaken at Canadian universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.



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Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Ralph Poore
Last Updated: February 12, 2008
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Michael Seth Rabin, MD - Medical Oncology
Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology

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