Two groups are calling for better data collection, including on race, ethnicity and end-of-life care, to help improve cancer outcomes across the country. Dr. Rachel Kupets, surgical oncologist for Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre Gynaecology Cancer Care team, looks at a CT scan in Toronto on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Two groups are calling for better data collection, including on race, ethnicity and end-of-life care, to help improve cancer outcomes across the country. Dr. Rachel Kupets, surgical oncologist for Sunnybrook's Odette Cancer Centre Gynaecology Cancer Care team, looks at a CT scan in Toronto on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
NSDTwo groups are calling for better data collection, including on race, ethnicity and end-of-life care, to help improve cancer outcomes across the country.
The ºÃÉ«tv Cancer Society and the ºÃÉ«tv Partnership Against Cancer say in a report that other gaps in the data include risk factors to guide cancer prevention efforts, patients' experiences and social determinants of health.
The groups also want patients' primary carefiles to be linked with lab and treatment data so care teams can easily and quickly access testresults and documents on cancer, which they say is the leading cause of death in Canada.
They say more data would help researchers contribute to clinical trials, and administrators could better plan for resources, especially in underserved communities.
The report calls on Statistics Canada and the ºÃÉ«tv Institute for Health Information to work with provinces and territories to build and maintain a system that allows data to be analyzed for various demographics.
They plan to release more details on a Canada-wide data strategy later this year following further consultation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to help develop practices for culturally safe care and the governance of health data.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 18, 2023.
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