As anyone who has been touched with breast cancer knows, the experience of breast cancer is not just about oncology treatment, but about the whole journey from timely diagnosis to post-treatment care, including community-based care.

Every year ovarian cancer affects over 2,600 Canadian women and the five-year overall survival rates for this disease remain below 50%. 

Almost a third of Canadians have experienced a mental health disorder at some point during their lifetimes, according to data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. In 2006 alone, it is estimated that mental illnesses accounted for a $52 billion economic burden.

Researchers are now able to access detailed project status information online via PopData’s new project management system, AppTracker.

Data access has been approved for the BC component of a research project to examine the care of frail seniors across a spectrum of care settings in five Canadian provinces.

The National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) is a tool for collecting data and reporting on all levels of ambulatory care within Canada, including emergency departments (EDs), day surgery, and medical and surgical day clinics within hospitals, the community and private clinics.

Data access has been approved for a research study to look at the impact of British Columbia’s province-wide Smoking Cessation Program, launched in September 2011. The program provides financial assistance to cover the cost of eligible smoking cessation products.