Jean Pagé will be the patron of the 4 National Conference to Defeat

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Jean Pagé will be the patron of the
4 National Conference to Defeat Cancer !
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Montreal, March 6, 2012 - Coalition Priorité Cancer au Québec and the members of the
organizing committee for the 4th National Conference to Defeat Cancer are pleased to
announce the participation of well-known host and sports analyst Jean Pagé, as the patron
of the event.
“I am proud to accept this opportunity to be the patron of the 4th National Conference to
Defeat Cancer because I firmly believe that by uniting our efforts and channelling our
energy, we will succeed in helping and providing improved support to patients, survivors,
informal caregivers and family members,” says prostate cancer survivor Jean Pagé. “For ten
years or so, I have been a spokesman for an organization called PROCURE-The Force
Against Prostate Cancer and I can tell you that through education, our perseverance and our
repeated efforts to raise awareness, we have managed to save a number of lives. I sincerely
believe in the power of solidarity and mutual assistance in the face of illness, both before
and after treatment.”
Having spent many years under the spotlights, Jean Pagé is well suited to leading the
Coalition on the path to its goal, which is to focus on patients, survivors and informal
caregivers in an effort to see and understand beyond the statistics. “For example, the latest
numbers indicate that the prostate cancer survival rate after five years has climbed to 96%”
adds the patron of the 4th National Conference, “This is the kind of news that allows us to
believe in our work, to strengthen our resolve, because every small battle, every small
victory, propels us forward and gives us hope.”
Other personalities in attendance will include Jason Burns, president of the Pat Burns
Award, who, for the very first time, will honour informal caregivers who have done
outstanding work benefiting a cancer sufferer, Winston McQuade, moderator, artist,
patron of the cancer patients-survivors committee of the Coalition and spokesman for
PROCURE-The Force Against Prostate Cancer, who will lead a dessert-discussion on the
theme The role of patients, survivors and informal caregivers in the battle against cancer
and, finally, Ale Dee, a musician, a Quebec rap scene singer, and informal caregiver to his
cancer-stricken mother, who will offer a musical performance.
Under the theme Cancer: a human challenge, first and foremost, the 4th National
Conference delivers vibrant testimonials that reflect the reality of people with cancer, as well
as captivating science conferences from both the health and public sector and the
community. The Coalition also wishes to discuss new issues concerning the battle against
cancer, as well as problems that have plagued Quebec for dozens of years, with a view to
proposing solutions in dealing with them. The fact that cancer affects 50% of Quebecers and
that 50,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, influences the daily operations of the
establishments belonging to the network and the Ministère de la Santé et des Services
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sociaux. So, how can we provide optimum-quality health care despite the variety of needs?
The interventions of the Coalition and its National Conference are designed to address this
set of problems.
The 4th National Conference, scheduled to be held shortly on March 29 and 30 at
the Montreal Bonaventure Hilton, is an event you will not want to miss.
To register, to consult the preliminary program and/or to obtain information about the event,
visit the following Website: www.conferencecancer.com
About the Coalition
Coalition Priorité Cancer au Québec was founded in 2001 to assist, protect and give a voice to
people affected by cancer (patients, survivors, informal caregivers and their families), to support
cancer-related community organizations and health professionals, and to help organize the fight
against cancer.
The Coalition’s membership represents over 1.5 million people.
Alliance des Communautés Culturelles pour l'Égalité dans la Santé et les Services Sociaux (ACCÉSSS), Alliance du
personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS), Association des radio-oncologues
du Québec (AROQ), Association du cancer de l'Est du Québec, Association des laryngectomisés de Montréal Inc,
Care-Ring-Voice Network, Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN), Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
(CCAC), Association québécoise des registraires en oncologie (AQRO), Association des retraitées et retraités de
l’éducation et des autres services publics du Québec (AREQ), Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), Chaire de
recherche en environnement cancer Guzzo de l’université de Montréal, Chaire de recherche et de traitement du
cancer de l’UQAM, Quebec Clinical Research Organization in Cancer (Q-CROC), Fédération des travailleurs et
travailleuses du Québec (FTQ), la Fédération québécoise des massothérapeutes, la Fondation québécoise de la
massothérapie FQM, Fondation Monique Fitz-Back, Fondation québécoise du cancer (FQC), Fondation Rêvez la
vie, Foundation of Stars, Hope and Cope / L'espoir c'est la vie, HPV Awareness Corporation, Institut de l'anémie Recherche et éducation (IARE), Lymphoma Foundation Canada, Lymphedema Association of Quebec, Libera
Mutatio, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, Mains de l’espoir de Charlevoix, Myeloma Canada, Nova
Montréal, Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale et en radio-oncologie du Québec, Ordre professionnel
des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ), Organisation multiressources pour les personnes atteintes de
cancer (OMPAC), Organisation québécoise pour les personnes atteintes de cancer (OQPAC), Organisme gaspésien
pour les personnes atteintes de cancer (OGPAC), Ovaire espoir Québec, Ovarian Cancer Canada (OCC), Palliative
Home-care Society of Greater Montreal, PROCURE-The Force Against Prostate Cancer, Professionnals Networking
for Caregivers, Quebec Lung Association (QLA), Regroupement des onco-psychologues du Québec (ROPQ),
Réseau des femmes en environnement, Réseau FADOQ.
-30Source: Coalition Priorité Cancer au Québec
Information: Sylvie Piché, 514-868-2009 ext. 225, [email protected]
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