Cancer resources for Canadians

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 51, No. 7, September 2009, Page 292 News

People affected by cancer and those who work to control the disease now have a single online place to access Canada’s leading cancer resources and services and to connect with each other. Cancer View Canada, a new online community that can be found at www.cancerview.ca, is the work of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer in collaboration with a network of regional and national partners, including the Canadian Cancer Society.

Given that as many as one in two Canadians with cancer search for cancer information online, and that a simple search of cancer in Canada can generate millions of results, how can patients find relevant and trustworthy information?

Cancer View Canada offers a central place for Canadians who work in the cancer community to connect, collaborate, and exchange information. The site also helps Canadians cut through the clutter by acting as a gateway to leading online cancer resources and tools to make information more usable.

. Cancer resources for Canadians. BCMJ, Vol. 51, No. 7, September, 2009, Page(s) 292 - News.


Above is the information needed to cite this article in your paper or presentation. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommends the following citation style, which is the now nearly universally accepted citation style for scientific papers:
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About the ICMJE and citation styles

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