Grant: Project Grant

More women are surviving their breast cancer diagnosis. However, many of the treatments used to treat breast cancer have long term effects on health. This means that there is a growing population of women faced with complex mental and physical health issues associated with the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. It is critical to generate real-world data to fully assess the complex needs of these women to enhance the quality of life of cancer survivors in Canada. The current project directly addresses this need using administrative health data from the province of Ontario. With an emphasis on knowledge translation, this project seeks to get information into the hands of breast cancer survivors, empowering women to manage their follow-up care and strengthen evidence-based communication between patients and physicians to support survivorship care.