The Southeast Regional Cancer Program is part of Cancer Care Ontario which is the Ontario government’s principal cancer advisor. Population density is low, and the demographic served is older and more rural than many other Cancer Care Ontario regions. Many patients live over an hour away from Kingston Health Sciences Centre, so the goal is to provide care closer to home.
Cancer care sites are designated from level 1 to 4, depending on the complexity of care provided.
Indigenous peoples with cancer: Support is available for people with cancer and their families who identify as having First Nations, Inuit or Metis ancestry.more...See more text