Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program

06/22/2026

Congratulations to all!

04/08/2026

Nova Scotia Health’s prideHealth team is partnering with GoProud Radio to launch a new podcast for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities! Hear trusted health information, learn about available services and connect to care.

📅 Launching April 7 | New episodes first Friday of every month.
💻 Listen & submit your questions: https://www.goproud.ca/pridehealth/

To learn more, visit our website: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/pridehealth-partners-goproud-radio-strengthen-access-affirming-care



📸 Jared, prideHealth community liaison recording at the GOProud studio in Lunenberg.

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Nova Scotia Health is committed to building safe spaces. Comments that are not respectful, that include harassing, aggressive or abusive language, will be removed.

03/25/2026

This survey is still open, see post for more information.

Are you a woman who has been diagnosed with cancer?

We're inviting you to share your stories and experiences of grief and loss as part of a research study. By sharing your story, you can help us better understand the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis. Your insights can improve future support services for women going through similar experiences.

Learn more or join this study by:

∙ Scanning the QR code, or
∙ Following this link: https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_5w2sYSOFslu2Bds

If you’re eligible and have a few minutes, your contribution would greatly support this research. Your input truly makes a difference.



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02/04/2026

Our new campaign video celebrating the strength, stories, and lives of people living with cancer.When we listen to the lived experiences of people affected b...

12/18/2025

Are you a woman who has been diagnosed with cancer?

We're inviting you to share your stories and experiences of grief and loss as part of a research study. By sharing your story, you can help us better understand the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis. Your insights can improve future support services for women going through similar experiences.

Learn more or join this study by:

∙ Scanning the QR code, or
∙ Following this link: https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_5w2sYSOFslu2Bds

If you’re eligible and have a few minutes, your contribution would greatly support this research. Your input truly makes a difference.



[ Taegen McPhee ]

12/17/2025

Due to increased respiratory illness in the province, Nova Scotia Health will require masking when entering our facilities starting Dec. 18. This measure is for the safety of our patients and visitors. Signs will be posted at entrances and masks will be made available.

We thank you for your understanding and doing your part to keep everyone safe.

12/16/2025

12/12/2025

When a routine home screening test for colon cancer flagged an abnormal result, one Nova Scotian faced the possibility of major surgery. Thanks to an innovative procedure called endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), they avoided it.

This story is a powerful reminder: colon cancer screening saves lives – even when there are no symptoms. To read more, visit our website: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/new-procedure-offers-nova-scotians-less-invasive-option-rectal-polyp-removal



📷 Photo of (L-R) of a patient with Dr. Harrison Petropolis.

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12/03/2025

Dr. Karen Howlett and Dr. Karma Murphy are general practitioners in oncology (GPOs) and key members of the community cancer care team at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital.

Though GPOs work in both cancer centres and in community cancer care, they have been described as “the quarterbacks for community cancer care”, enabling more patients to receive cancer care closer to where they live.

Read the full story here and learn about the positive impact GPOs like Karen and Karma are having on cancer care in Nova Scotia: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/general-practitioners-oncology-quarterbacks-community-cancer-care

General practitioners with interest in on-the-job training to become a full or part-time GPO, are invited to visit our recruitment website: https://morethanmedicine.ca/search?keywords=general+practitioner+in+oncology



📸 Photo of (L-R) Tressa Bower, patient, with Karen Howlett, GPO.