Person-Centred Care Toolkit
A compilation of resources that offer support to people living with cancer, and to advocates, health-care teams and others working in cancer care
People and families living with cancer often face physical, social, emotional, psychological, spiritual, financial and other challenges. These challenges must be addressed along with the need for medical treatment and care.
Helping the system provide support along the cancer journey — from the discovery of symptoms or signs through diagnosis and treatment and on to survival or end-of-life care — is an important part of the Canadian strategy for cancer control.
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is working with the cancer community to enhance programs and services in several key areas.