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MEMBER PROFILE
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
History of program |
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When did the program start? |
1996 |
Who helped you start the program? |
National Cancer Institute, Cancer Council Victoria |
Who have you helped start a CIS? |
South Korea, France (2003) |
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Types of services offered |
Information, support, community services |
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Service delivery |
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Total number of inquiries in 2006 |
67,140 |
Telephone |
88% |
11% |
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Face to face, mail, fax |
<1% |
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Languages offered |
English, French, multi-lingual translation service 150 languages |
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Who uses your service (%) |
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Patient |
19% |
Family/Friends |
23% |
Public |
42% |
Healthcare professional |
6% |
Others |
10% |
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Demographics |
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Female |
77% |
Male |
19% |
Unknown |
4% |
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Types of cancer most requested |
Breast, lung, colorectal, prostate and cervical cancers. |
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Most requested subjects |
Support care, treatment, risk reduction, pathology and staging, diagnosis |