The Ontario Cancer Plan is a roadmap for Ontario's cancer care system; it’s for everyone involved in fighting cancer and caring for those living with this disease.
UPDATE: To find out how we performed in 2008-2009 against the goals of the Ontario Cancer Plan, view the Ontario Cancer Plan Progress Report 2008-2009.
Cancer Care Ontario has released the second Ontario Cancer Plan, with the launch of the Ontario Cancer Plan 2008-2011 in March 2008. This plan builds on our progress over the past three years since we released the first Ontario Cancer Plan in 2005. The plan is designed to transform Ontario’s good cancer system into a great cancer system that will give Ontarians – no matter where they live, what language they speak, and what income they make – access to high-quality, timely and patient-focused care.
The 2008-2011 Ontario Cancer Plan encompasses the entire cancer journey, beginning with prevention and extending through to treatment, palliation and end-of-life care. The ultimate goal of the plan is to offer Ontarians the very best in cancer prevention, screening and care.
Six Goals of the Ontario Cancer Plan
The plan is organized around six goals that span the continuum of cancer care:
1. Reduce the incidence of cancer
2. Reduce the impact of cancer through effective screening and earlier detection
3. Ensure timely access to effective diagnosis and high-quality cancer care
4. Improve the patient experience along every step of the cancer journey
5. Improve the performance of Ontario’s cancer system
6. Strengthen Ontario’s ability to translate cancer research into improvements in cancer services and control
Four Key Initiatives to Achieve the Plan
Each goal is supported by initiatives that need to come to fruition if the province is to meet Cancer Care Ontario’s ambition of creating the best cancer system in the world. And, of these, four key initiatives are central to achieving the plan:
1. Transform how we screen for cancer
2. Streamline and speed up cancer diagnosis
3. Continue to develop Regional Cancer Programs to deliver consistently high-quality services across the province
4. Prepare our services to respond to and make best use of the discoveries in molecular oncology
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