Preventive Oncology and Screening

Preventive Oncology and Screening Division

To meet Cancer Care Ontario’s (CCO) and Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Ontario Division Cancer 2020 Action Plan targets, the Preventive Oncology and Screening Division (POSD) collaborates with health care organizations and providers to offer programs and interventions for the prevention and early detection of cancer for the population of North East Ontario.

The POSD administers the Ontario Breast Screening Program – North East in partnership with its affiliated screening sites and breast assessment centres. Regional coordination is also provided for ColonCancerCheck (Colorectal Cancer Screening Program), HRSRH-Hospital Based Smoking Cessation Program, Aboriginal Cancer Prevention and Screening initiatives and activities of the Cancer Prevention and Screening Network – North East.

Cancer Prevention

Screening & Early Detection

Cancer 2020

The long-term action plan for cancer prevention and screening activities in Ontario was developed through the collaborative efforts of Cancer Care Ontario and the Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division). The plan, Cancer 2020, was released in 2003 and is described as a “call to action to achieve targets for decreasing cancer incidence and mortality in Ontario by the year 2020” (CCO website). For more information about Cancer 2020 and Cancer Care Ontario follow the links below.

Cancer 2020
Cancer Care Ontario
Canadian Cancer Society

Cancer Prevention and Screening Network – North East (CPSN-NE)

The Cancer Prevention and Screening Network framework was developed by Cancer Care Ontario in March 2000 to augment the work of Regional Cancer Centres in planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating cancer prevention and screening activities in their regions. The CPSN-NE aligns its strategic direction with the Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) Cancer 2020 plan, released in May 2003.

The North East network was established under the name Regional Provider Network (RPN) in June 2000 and consists of regional and district (public health unit district) representatives whose workplace activities involve cancer prevention and screening strategies. In 2007 the RPN changed its name to the Cancer Prevention and Screening Network-North East.

CPSN-NE Purpose:

The purpose of the CPSN-NE is to share information and collaborate on cancer prevention and screening promotion activities, which will assist North Eastern Ontario to meet the Cancer 2020 targets for Cancer Prevention and Screening.

CPSN-NE Objectives:

· To identify, plan, implement and evaluate a CPSN-NE action plan that will deliver at least one evidence based cancer prevention priority and one cancer screening priority, annually.

· To facilitate the sharing of resources among member agencies/services through partnerships and the communication pathways of the Canadian Cancer Society, Public Health units, Primary Health Care Providers and Teams, other Chronic Disease Non-Governmental Organization (NGO’s), the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Aboriginal and French Language Health services as well as other stakeholders.

· To support the cancer prevention and screening activities/events of community stakeholders.

· To identify regional cancer prevention and screening needs to the Provincial Cancer Prevention and Screening Council (PCPSC).

· To be recognized as a knowledgeable community resource for cancer prevention, early detection and screening information.

For more information or questions about the CPSN-NE, email Nicole Gauthier,Cancer Prevention Coordinator, Preventive Oncology and Screening @ ngauthier@hrsrh.on.ca