News - Cancer

Budget 2016 includes an additional $4 million in funding to support the provision of cancer drugs for patients across the province.

New equipment that allows for more targeted treatment and better outcomes after radiation for patients with ovarian, cervical, uterine and other cancers will soon be offered at CancerCare Manitoba.

Women in Manitoba are benefiting from technology introduced last fall for cervical cancer screening.

It is now easier for women to access a wider selection of breast prosthetics and bras thanks to a joint program between the Manitoba government and CancerCare Manitoba.

System-wide improvements to the cancer patient journey have shortened wait times to diagnose and treat patients suspected to have breast cancer.

Brandon is the site of the first provincial digital mammography equipment, which will mean even better health-care services for Manitoba patients seeking breast cancer detection and diagnosis.

A new information and resource series is being launched to put helpful facts about cancer and useful resources into the hands of Manitobans facing the disease.

Manitoba patients will benefit from a comprehensive, fully integrated provincial system for digital mammography, Health Minister Sharon Blady announced.

The Manitoba government is bringing forward new measures that would protect children from developing skin cancer by introducing proposed legislation that would ban the use of commercial ultraviolet tanning equipment by minors.

The Manitoba government has reached a milestone in improving access to cancer treatment for rural families with the opening of the province’s final rural cancer hub in Steinbach.