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Cancer Quick Facts
(for the year ended March, 2008)
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New patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
16,267 |
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Total number of patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
43,402 |
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Total patient visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
478,000 |
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Growth in patient visits over last year . . . . . . . . . . . . |
4 % |
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Estimated new cancer cases for 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . |
15,900 |
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Estimated new cancer cases for 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . |
24,855 |
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Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,670 |
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Tertiary cancer centres (operating from 3 sites) . . . |
2 |
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Associate cancer centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
4 |
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Community cancer centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
11 |
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Research grants awarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$20.2 million |
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Endowed research funding (Weekend to End
Breast Cancer Research Chair) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$2 million |
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Chemotherapy drug costs (2007/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$79.5 million |
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Chemotherapy drug costs (2006/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$69.2 million |
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Increase in chemotherapy costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
14.88 % |
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Drugs provided at no cost through clinical trails . . |
$17.8 million |
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2006/07 clinical trail drugs provided . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$10.1 million |
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2005/06 clinical trail drugs provided . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$3.5 million |
Vision: A cancer-free future
This vision includes the following measurable targets for the year 2025:
- Reduce the projected incidence of cancer by 35 per cent
- Reduce projected cancer mortality by 50 percent
- Eliminate or reduce suffering associated with cancer
Mission: To reduce the burden of cancer
Values: Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Collegiality, Creativity
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