Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Cancer Care Ontario

Cancer Care Ontario has recognized the work being done in Northwestern Ontario concerning cancer prevention.


The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre have received the 'Quality Honourable Mention' award.

The honour was for implementing tobacco cessation clinical practice guidelines into all Northwestern Ontario hospitals.

The Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute has won the Cancer Care Ontario 'Innovation Award'.

The Institute partnered with First Nation communities to increase screeing for cervical cancer and understand barriers affecting aboriginal women.