All.Can Patient Survey

70 Canada About this survey in Canada The survey in Canada was conducted in partnership with All.Can Canada, led by Save Your Skin Foundation. Data collection took place from 13 June – 30 November 2018. A total of 314 people took part in the Canadian survey. Respondent profile • Cancer type: breast 37% ; haematological 13% ; skin  11% ; other (various cancer types, all <5%) 39% • Gender: female 81% ; male 19% • Age: 0–24 1% ; 25–64 61% ; 65+ 37% • Language: English 87% ; French 13% Where did inefficiencies occur most? • My initial cancer diagnosis: 25% • Dealing with ongoing side effects: 17% • Dealing with the psychological impacts: 15% i Government of Canada. 2018. Fact sheet: Cancer in Canada. Available online at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/ publications/diseases-conditions/fact-sheet-cancer-canada.html ’Having a Nurse Practitioner assigned to my case to help me through the initial trauma of a cancer diagnosis would have been very helpful. Doctors don’t always have time to provide patients with all the support they need.’ Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada – responsible for 30% of all deaths. One in every two Canadians is expected to develop cancer during their lifetime, and one in four Canadians will die from cancer. In 2015, 2.1 million people in Canada (aged 12 and over) reported living with and beyond cancer. i