CHAPTERS

1. FROM CRISIS TO CATALYST

2. CANCER CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED

3. PLAGUES&PANDEMICS. A BRIEF HISTORY

4. BURDEN OF CANCER IN CANADA. THE SILENT PANDEMIC

5. SEVEN LESSONS (FOR PRIORITIZING CANCER CARE)

5.1 LESSON1. COLAB(ORATION)

5.2 LESSON2. (re)IMAGINING PATIENT PARTNERSHIPS and care

5.3 LESSON3. RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY. BUILDING STRONGER HEALTH SYSTEMS

5.4 LESSON4. DATA. THE FOUNDATION FOR EVIDENCE BASED ACTION

5.5 LESSON5. (DISRUPTIVE) INNOVATION for transforming cancer care

5.6 LESSON6. ADDRESSING INEQUITIES (social determinants of health)

5.7 LESSON7. PREVENTION (the best defence)

6. SIDE NOTES ON SPECIAL POPULATIONS (MENTAL HEALTH)

7. LESSONS LEARNED FROM CANCER

8. THE COST OF INACTION (ON CANCER)

9. MAKING CANCER A POLITICAL PRIORITY IN CANADA

9.1. REFERENCES