Cancer Control Toolbox

You will find below a lot of tools and publications to support you in your cancer control activities.

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Generalities

1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Proportion of cancers that are preventable (Sheet)

Illustrates the contribution of modifiable risk factors in the development of different cancers (CCS, 2019)

Cancer Info-kit for First Nations (PDF)

Summary of knowledge on different cancers (FNQLHSSC, 2010)

Screening

Guide des bonnes pratiques en prévention clinique (Clinical prevention best practices guide) (Interactive Web Site)

Suggests the clinical prevention measures (counseling, screening, immunization and chemoprophylaxis) to offer to your client based on their age and gender (MSSS)

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

It's my life! (Interactive website)

It's my life! is an interactive tool that uses evidence to explain how 16 factors can affect your cancer risk and how to reduce it by making simple changes (CCS)

10 ways to reduce your cancer risk (Sheet)

Summary of behaviours to reduce cancer risk (CCS)

3. REFERENCE SITES

Canadian Cancer Society

Information on the various cancers, the means of prevention and the services available

Portail santé mieux-être (English content)

Includes several relevant files, including one specifically on cancer.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Canadian guidelines, including those regarding cancer screening

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Cancer among Aboriginal people in Quebec  (Report)

Incidence and mortality associated with the main cancers among Aboriginal people in Quebec from 1984 to 2004 (INSPQ, 2009)

Canadian Cancer Statistics (Report)

Annual publication providing detailed information on the incidence and mortality of the most common cancers by age, gender, year and province (CCS)

Public Health Agency of Canada – cancer (Website)

Information on cancer in Canada, prevention methods and funding opportunities

5. TRAINING

First Nations Cancer Care Course

@YourSide Colleague® online course on cancer care intended for First Nations (Saint Elizabeth First Nations, Inuit and Metis Program)
Cervical cancer

1. NFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Canadian Cancer Society  (Web Page)

Portail santé mieux-être  (Web Page)

Information on the origins of cervical cancer, its risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening, diagnostic tests and treatment.

Risk Factors and Prevention

HPV (Web Page)

HPV Vaccination (Web Page)

Information on available vaccines, benefits of vaccination and possible symptoms after vaccination (Portail santé mieux-être).

Screening

Cervical cancer screening  (Web Page)

Information on the Pap test and complementary exams (Portail santé mieux-être)

Guidelines Cervical Cancer Screening (PDF)

Guidelines for cervical cancer screening in Quebec (INSPQ, 2011).

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

Risk Factors and Prevention

Information for the parents (Sheet)

Information on HPV vaccination for parents of boys and girls in grade 4 (MSSS).

Information for the person to be vaccinated (Sheet)

Brief information on the disease, vaccine and vaccine reactions (taken from the QIP (PIQ))

Screening

Screening info (Sheet) (Mettre en lien et créer lien à verifier)

Outil d'information et d'aide à la décision sur le dépistage du cancer du col pour la patiente.

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Comparison Screening Strategies Report **English summary available p. V**

Comparison of cervical cancer screening strategies involving the human papillomavirus screening test (HPV test) or gynecological cytology (Pap test) (INESS, 2017).

Vaccination VPH: Questions et réponses (PDF) **French only**

Questions fréquemment posées sur la vaccination contre les VPH, à l’intention des intervenants (MSSS, 2019).

PIQ chapitre VPH  (Web Page) **French only**

Quebec's immunization protocol section on HPV.
Colorectal cancer

1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Canadian Cancer Society (Web Page)

Portail santé mieux-être

Information on the origins of colorectal cancer, its risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening, diagnostic tests, treatment.

The Giant Colon Tour  (Awareness campaign)

Information on this fun and interesting multimedia exhibition that promotes the prevention and screening of colorectal cancer (course, contents, booking the giant colon) (Colorectal Cancer Canada)

Screening

Canadian screening recommendations  (Sheet)

Summary intended for clinicians (Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2016).

Clinician Recommendation Table  (Sheet)

Summary of the recommendations on colorectal cancer screening (Canadian Task Force, 2016)

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

Colorectal Cancer in Canada  (Infographics)

General information: data, risk factors, screening (PHAC, 2017)

Risk factors and prevention

Preventing colorectal cancer (Infographics)

Modifiable risk factors and their relative importance in the prevention of colorectal cancer (CCS,2019)

Screening

FAQ on screening (Sheet)

Frequently asked questions by patients about screening (Canadian Task Force, 2016)

Screening Post-it (Pad of 100 Post-it, to order)

Directs the patient to the Portail santé mieux-être for more information on colorectal cancer screening (MSSS, 2017)

Presents the steps to prepare the test, take the sample and send it to the laboratory.

3. REFERENCE SITES

Colorectal Cancer Canada
Skin Cancer

1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Melanoma (Web Page)

Non-melanoma (Web Page)

Information on the origins of skin cancer, its risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening, diagnostic tests, treatment (Canadian Cancer Society)

Risk factors and prevention

Protection from the sun and UV rays  (Web Page)

Information about the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and how to protect yourself (Portail santé mieux-être)

Tanning (Web Page)

Information on tanning and its consequences (Portail santé mieux-être)

Sun safety (Web Page)

Information about the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and how to protect yourself (Government of Canada)

Skin exam (Web Page)

Who should undergo skin screening? What are the elements to check (areas, ABCDE rule)? (CCS)

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

Risk factors and prevention

Sunscreen tips (Poster)

Tips for the optimal use of sunscreen (Health Canada)

6 best ways to be sun safe (Video)

Simple tips to protect yourself from the sun (CCS)

Sun safety (Sheets)

The sun safety information handouts on the following pages offer childcare centres a variety of information on sun safety that can be shared with families (Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, 2018)

Fortune Teller for children  (Foldable game)

This resource provides general information to elementary school children on good sun habits and risk reduction, rather than on skin cancer (CCS, 2016)

3. REFERENCE SITES

Canadian Dermatology Association
Lung Cancer

1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General Information

Canadian Cancer Society (Web Page)

Information on the origins of lung cancer, its risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment.

Risk factors and prevention

Smoking, vaping and tobacco (Web Page)

Services and information about vaping, tobacco products, effects of smoking, second-hand smoke, prevention and quitting (Government of Canada)

About vaping (Web Page)

Information on the regulations in Canada and the current state of knowledge (product safety, impacts on health) (Government of Canada)

The Breathe-easy Kit (Online toolkit)

This kit aims to support communities in the development and implementation of a comprehensive tobacco control project. It offers communities practical and easy-to-use tools (FNQLHSSC, 2015).

Break It Off campaign (Web campaign)

The Break It Off campaign is designed to encourage young smokers aged 20 to 24 years to discuss smoking cessation and how to stay smoke-free in a fun, relevant and interesting setting (Health Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, 2017)

Screening

Screening - Clinician FAQ (Sheet)

Brief summary of the 2016 Canadian recommendations and their implementation (Canadian Task Force, 2016)

Avis de l'INESSS (Notice from the INESSS) (Sheet) **French only**

Summary of the notice on the relevance of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scan (INESSS, 2018)

3. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

Lung cancer in Canada (Infographics)

General information: data, risk factors, screening (PHAC, 2017)

Risk factors and prevention

Preventing lung cancer (Infographics)

Modifiable risk factors and their relative importance in the prevention of lung cancer (PHAC, 2019)

Benefits of Quitting Smoking (Infographics)

Modifiable risk factors and their relative importance in the prevention of lung cancer (PHAC, 2019)

Talking with your teen about vaping (Sheet for parents)

Risks associated with nicotine, different products available, comparisons with smoking (Health Canada)

Radon and lung cancer risk

Explains the risks associated with home radon exposure and the steps to take (Health Canada, 2014) (Sheet)

3. REFERENCE SITES

Association pulmonaire du Québec
Prostate Cancer

1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Canadian Cancer Society (Web Page)

Information on the origins of prostate cancer, its risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening, diagnostic tests, treatment

Screening

Find prostate cancer (Web Page)

Information about early detection tests, their limitations and benefits, as well as questions to ask your doctor about these tests (CCS)

PSA screening – Clinician FAQ (Sheet)

A brief summary of the 2014 Canadian recommendations and their implementation (Canadian Task Force, 2014)

Facilitating the discussion about screening (Sheet)

Information to discuss the choice of whether or not to use PSA-based prostate cancer screening (INESSS, 2018)

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

Prostate cancer in Canada (Infographics)

General information: data, risk factors, screening (PHAC, 2017)

Screening

PSA Screening: Patient FAQ  (Sheet)

Frequently asked questions regarding PSA-based screening (Canadian Task Force, 2014)

Harms and benefits of screening (Infographics)

Illustrates the results and consequences of screening 1000 men using PSA-based screening (Canadian Task Force, 2014)
Breast Cancer

1.INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Canadian Cancer Society (Web Page)

Information on the origins of breast cancer, its risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening, diagnostic tests and treatment.

Regional Service Coordination Centers (Web Page)

Contact information for the regional centres (Portail santé mieux-être)

Regional resources - mobile mammography services (Web Page)

Description of the available mobile mammography services (Portail santé mieux-être)

Risk factors and prevention

Preventing breast cancer  (Infographics)

Information on screening mammograms (advantages, disadvantages and limitations) and complementary examinations (Portail santé mieux-être)

Screening

Breast cancer screening   (Web Page)

Information on screening mammograms (advantages, disadvantages and limitations) and complementary examinations (Portail santé mieux-être).

Canadian screening recommendations update 2018 (Sheet)

Summary intended for clinicians (Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2018)

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General Information

Breast cancer in Canada (Infographics)

General information: data, risk factors, screening (PHAC, 2017)

Risk factors and prevention

Preventing breast cancer (Infographics)

Modifiable risk factors and their relative importance in preventing breast cancer (PHAC, 2019)

Educational material breast observation (Sheet / Poster)

Describes a systematic way to observe her breasts and detect changes (Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation)

Screening

Breast cancer screening  (Web Site)

nformation on screening mammograms (advantages, disadvantages and limitations) and other examinations (Portail santé mieux-être)

PQDCS  (Pamphlet)

Information on the PQDCS and screening (MSSS, 2018)

Other examinations  (Pamphlet)

Information on the other possible examinations following screening mammograms (MSSS, 2018)

FAQ for the PQDCS (Sheet)

Frequently asked questions by women regarding the screening program (Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal)

10 Misconceptions

10 misconceptions about breast cancer and mammograms (Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal) (Sheet)

3. REFERENCE SITES

Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation

4. TRAINING

Soutien à la prise de décision éclairée **French only**

Online training providing nurses with tools to help women targeted by the PQDCS to make an informed decision regarding the screening mammogram.

1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Screening

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

3. REFERENCE SITES

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5. TRAINING

1. NFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Screening

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Risk Factors and Prevention

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1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Screening

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General information

Risk factors and prevention

Screening

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1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Risk factors and prevention

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Risk factors and prevention

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1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General Information

Risk factors and prevention

Screening

3. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

Risk factors and prevention

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1. INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Screening

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General information

Screening

1.INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NURSES

General information

Risk factors and prevention

Screening

2. RESOURCES FOR THE POPULATION

General Information

Risk factors and prevention

Screening

3. REFERENCE SITES

4. TRAINING