e-512 (Ovarian cancer)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-139-01 Government Response to petitions concerning ovarian cancer
- Government assistance
- Medical research
- Ovarian cancer
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Health
- Ovarian cancer is the most fatal women’s cancer in Canada; and this year, 2,800 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and 1,750 will die from the disease;
- Outcomes for ovarian cancer have not changed in 50 years, treatments have not advanced significantly since the 1990s;
- Despite these facts, investment in ovarian cancer research lags well behind that of other cancers;
- In 2013, only $13.8M was invested in ovarian cancer research in Canada, while $74 million was spent on breast cancer research and $36.5 million on prostate cancer research;
- Cancers such as breast and prostate cancer have seen great advances in prognosis and treatment and these gains are largely attributed to the significant investments in research; and
- Unfortunately, insufficient research funding for ovarian cancer continues to stall scientific progress, leading to the loss of far too many lives.
- Open for signature
- August 17, 2016, at 8:20 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- December 15, 2016, at 8:20 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
John Oliver
(Oakville)
February 24, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01171) - Government response tabled
- March 24, 2017