{"id":4288,"date":"2023-04-27T22:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T22:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/alberta\/?page_id=4288"},"modified":"2024-03-13T22:43:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T22:43:41","slug":"the-need","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/alberta\/how-we-help\/the-need\/","title":{"rendered":"The Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4288\" class=\"elementor elementor-4288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b650cb4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b650cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6a4477\" data-id=\"e6a4477\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f08d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f08d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Need<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fb01f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fb01f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cce769\" data-id=\"8cce769\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8dd717 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8dd717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f350132 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f350132\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aba09a\" data-id=\"8aba09a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae4b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"aae4b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-breadcrumbs jet-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__wrap\"><div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/alberta\/\" class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item-link is-home\" rel=\"home\" title=\"Homepage\">Homepage<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ff350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4ff350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"You have cancer.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff1aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff1aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every day in Alberta, over 60 people hear these three words. One in two Albertans will hear these words in their lifetime.<sup>[<\/sup><sup>1<\/sup><sup>]<\/sup>\u00a0<\/p><p>By 2040, the number of new cases in Alberta annually is projected to be over 33,700, a 36% increase since 2019.<sup>\u00a0<\/sup><sup>[2]<\/sup> Thankfully people are also living longer with cancer, further escalating the need for support for those who are impacted.<\/p><p>We all know the importance of cancer research and medical treatment. However, those living with cancer know that the steps to recovery, the mindset of living well, and the hope of living longer with cancer, all require support and resources beyond the medical umbrella.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77c9514 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77c9514\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dda0313\" data-id=\"dda0313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccaf9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fccaf9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404591d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"404591d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Estimated number of people living with cancer in Alberta as those diagnosed in the last 5 years, their caregivers or children.<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"140000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e850879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e850879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-624091d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"624091d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13434e8\" data-id=\"13434e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d96e0c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d96e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-348f593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"348f593\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af5f32c\" data-id=\"af5f32c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab9625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dab9625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The health system is overburdened and people need help today.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035c7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"035c7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wellspring offers programs and services that meet the identified needs of those living with cancer.\u00a0<\/p><p>The emotional distress of a cancer patient with unmet emotional needs can escalate to significant levels where it can compromise adherence to therapy, increase utilization of other healthcare services and elevate costs for care.<span style=\"font-size: 14.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">[<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">6<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">]<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p>Wellspring has devoted its work to address these non-medical impacts of cancer. Research shows cancer patients who participate in the types of programs offered at Wellspring experience improved mental health resulting in higher quality of life and lower healthcare costs.<span style=\"font-size: 14.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">[<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">7<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.25px;line-height: 0;position: relative;vertical-align: baseline;top: -0.5em\">]<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong>In other words, Wellspring\u2019s programs and supports benefit people diagnosed, caregivers and their families, and reduce the strain on healthcare resources.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19d7f74 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19d7f74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5b8a94\" data-id=\"f5b8a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec5efc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ec5efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ae944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ae944\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8cd58c\" data-id=\"f8cd58c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1c8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc1c8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do Wellspring's programs help people living with cancer and caregivers?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ea33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ea33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to dealing with pain, nausea and fatigue, many are worried about their families, finances, jobs and future. For many, significant physical, emotional, and financial challenges persist for years after diagnosis, and for some, the situation seems unrecoverable.\u00a0<\/p><p>More than one in two patients with cancer report they have symptoms causing distress during treatment. Of these:\u00a0<sup>[<\/sup><sup>3<\/sup><sup>]<\/sup>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab0e892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab0e892\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd9b3d\" data-id=\"2cd9b3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdcf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"dfdcf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Experience pain<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"51\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-979244c\" data-id=\"979244c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932935b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"932935b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Experience depression<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"45\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1d60fc\" data-id=\"e1d60fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1e913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ef1e913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Experience fatigue<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"76\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e5d0ee\" data-id=\"7e5d0ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f849ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f849ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Experience anxiety<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"56\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-722c581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"722c581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2390b5\" data-id=\"e2390b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e9336 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e9336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2 in 3 cancer survivors experience difficult times after treatment ends. Of these:\u00a0<sup>[3]<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ac27f1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ac27f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-153114c\" data-id=\"153114c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6270087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6270087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Have physical challenges; for adolescents &amp; young adults it's 90%<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"80\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f58cab\" data-id=\"2f58cab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6949c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ad6949c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Have emotional challenges; for adolescents &amp; young adults it's 90%<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4966fb9\" data-id=\"4966fb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee25b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2ee25b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Have practical challenges; for adolescents &amp; young adults, it's 80%<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"40\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae8c81\" data-id=\"6ae8c81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f14ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"12f14ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Benefit from basic emotional support, communication &amp; symptom management [5]<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3846c07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3846c07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-114e03e\" data-id=\"114e03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c0e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c0e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cancer also has a substantial economic burden. One-third of individuals experienced a high financial burden caused by expenses related to their care. Overall, an average of:<sup>[<\/sup><sup>4<\/sup><sup>]<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2505e77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2505e77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66a5a36\" data-id=\"66a5a36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd90e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"dd90e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Of monthly income was spent on cancer-related expenses.<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"34\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f59a8f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f59a8f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f422129\" data-id=\"f422129\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279f858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279f858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expanding support across the province<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39737c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a39737c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to challenges faced by all who are living with cancer, there are unique challenges faced by those living outside of Calgary and Edmonton.<\/p><p>Some of these challenges include:<sup>[<\/sup><sup>8<\/sup><sup>]<\/sup><\/p><ul><li>access and availability to a range of services due to geographic location<\/li><li>the cost and logistics associated with travelling greater distances<\/li><li>online connectivity issues<\/li><li>not having programs and services that are specific to local needs<\/li><li>awareness of services available<\/li><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194408216 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;e37616f3-f23f-4dd6-aa7f-4ccf75fca286|99&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">higher financial, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194408216 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">emotional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194408216 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> and mental costs<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Barriers to quality cancer support services can result in isolation and poorer health outcomes for patients and caregivers, including <span class=\"TextRun SCXW79361207 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79361207 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;e37616f3-f23f-4dd6-aa7f-4ccf75fca286|99&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">higher incidence and mortality rates for some cancers than their urban counterparts<\/span><\/span>.<sup>[<\/sup><sup>9<\/sup><sup>]<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04e824d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04e824d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-085dedc\" data-id=\"085dedc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a075815 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a075815\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53efaff\" data-id=\"53efaff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8990820 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8990820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Donate Now<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33811d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33811d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why donate to Wellspring?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418ed73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418ed73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All of Wellspring Alberta&#8217;s programs are funded through donors like you.<\/p><p>Your generosity improves the lives of people living with cancer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97eb2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"97eb2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wellspring.ca\/alberta\/ways-to-give\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71add14\" data-id=\"71add14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1959d57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1959d57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fb082\" data-id=\"77fb082\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced10ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ced10ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p><p>[1] <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surveillance &amp; Reporting: The 2021 Report on Canadian Statistics in Alberta.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Edmonton: Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, 2021.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/cancercontrol.ab\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">h<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/cancercontrol.ab\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ttps:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/cancercontrol.ab<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>[2] <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surveillance &amp; Reporting: The 2021 Report on Canadian Statistics in Alberta.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 Edmonton: Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, 2021. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/cancercontrol.ab\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/public.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tableau.com\/profile\/cancercontrol.ab<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alberta Health Services (2022).<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Future of cancer impact in Alberta: Main report.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.albertahealthservices.ca\/assets\/about\/scn\/ahs-scn-cancer-future-of-cancer-impact-alberta.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.albertahealthservices.ca\/assets\/about\/scn\/ahs-scn-cancer-future-of-cancer-impact-alberta.pdf<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>[3] CPAC: Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control Companion Data, Priority 5: Deliver information and supports for people living with cancer, families and caregivers (2020). Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CSCC-Companion-Data-Priority-5-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CSCC-Companion-Data-Priority-5-EN.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>[4]<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.cancer.ca\/-\/media\/files\/research\/cancer-statistics\/2023-statistics\/2023_pdf_en.pdf?rev=f2c3ff204f9a4007a9b5d46cbc0fdf5f&amp;hash=CB89037CA59BCDB88389ACC2E0A7E3B7&amp;_gl=1*1jjrqd6*_gcl_au*NTI5NzI5NTgzLjE2OTY0NTQyNDU.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Cancer Statistics 2023, Government of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, November 2023.<\/a><\/p><p>[5] Malagon (2021), <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/ijc.33884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/ijc.33884<\/a><\/p><p>[6] Fitch, M.I. (2008) Supportive care framework. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 1 (18) 6-14. Doi:10.5737\/1181912\u00d7181614 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com\/index.php\/conj\/article\/view\/248\/251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com\/index.php\/conj\/article\/view\/248\/251<\/a><\/p><p>[7] Carlson and Bultz, 2004, Compen et al, 2019, Dieng et al 2016, Simpson et al 2001. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15578622\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15578622\/<\/a><\/p><p>[8] <span data-contrast=\"none\">Government of Canada Statistics Canada (2021)\u202f Census<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in Brief: Population growth in Canada\u2019s rural areas, 2016 to 2021.\u202f <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www12.statcan.gc.ca\/census-recensement\/2021\/as-sa\/98-200-x\/2021002\/98-200-x2021002-eng.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www12.statcan.gc.ca\/census-recensement\/2021\/as-sa\/98-200-x\/2021002\/98-200-x2021002-eng.pdf<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rural Health Physicians Action Plan (2022). A vision for rural health. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rhpap.ca\/rhpap-u\/vision-rural-health\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/rhpap.ca\/rhpap-u\/vision-rural-health\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (2014). Disparities in cancer control: a system performance special focus report. Toronto, Ont.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca\/topics\/disparities-in-cancer-control\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca\/topics\/disparities-in-cancer-control\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. (2020). Lung cancer and equity: A focus on income and geography. Toronto, Ont.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lung-cancer-and-equity-report-EN.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lung-cancer-and-equity-report-EN.pdf<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (2021). Equity-focused interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening: Program Pack. Toronto, Ont.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Equity-focused-interventions-colorectal-cancer-screening-EN.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Equity-focused-interventions-colorectal-cancer-screening-EN.pdf<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Olson, R. A., Howard, F., Turnbull, K., Munroe, D., Zirul, C., Manji, R., Tobin, P., &amp; Ward, A. (2014). Prospective evaluation of unmet needs of rural and aboriginal cancer survivors in Northern British Columbia.\u202fCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.),\u202f21(2), e179\u2013e185. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3747\/co.21.1729\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3747\/co.21.1729<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Medical Association (2019). Quick facts on Canada\u2019s physicians. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cma.ca\/quick-facts-canadas-physicians\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.cma.ca\/quick-facts-canadas-physicians<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fitch, Lockwood, G., &amp; Nicoll, I. (2021). Physical, emotional, and practical concerns, help-seeking and unmet needs of rural and urban dwelling adult cancer survivors.\u202fEuropean Journal of Oncology Nursing: the Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society,\u202f53, 101976\u2013101976. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ejon.2021.101976\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ejon.2021.101976<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loughery, &amp; Woodgate, R. L. (2015). Supportive care needs of rural individuals living with cancer: A literature review.\u202fCanadian Oncology Nursing Journal,\u202f25(2), 157\u2013178. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5737\/23688076252157166.ca\/topics\/equity-colorectal-cancer-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5737\/23688076252157166<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.ca\/topics\/equity-colorectal-cancer-screening\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahmed, &amp; Shahid, R. K. (2012). Disparity in cancer care: a Canadian perspective.\u202fCurrent Oncology (Toronto),\u202f19(6), e376\u2013382. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3747\/co.19.1177\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3747\/co.19.1177<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>[9] <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (2014). Disparities in cancer control: a system performance special focus report. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca\/topics\/disparities-in-cancer-control\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca\/topics\/disparities-in-cancer-control\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Lung cancer and equity: A focus on income and geography. (2020). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lung-cancer-and-equity-report-EN.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/s22457.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lung-cancer-and-equity-report-EN.pdf<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (2021). Equity-focused interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening: Program Pack. 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