Mental Health and Addictions
www.nshealth.ca/mental-health-and-addictions
You can find all of Nova Scotia Health's Mental Health and Addictions information at https://mha.nshealth.ca/en.
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Emotional support and symptom management
www.nshealth.ca/cancer/support-cancer-patients/emotional-support-and-symptom-management
When you first learn that you or your family member has cancer, you may feel overwhelmed. Being diagnosed with cancer affects more than just your health. It affects your thoughts...
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Living Beyond Cancer Video Series
www.nshealth.ca/cancer/follow-care-next-steps-after-finishing-cancer-treatments/living-beyond-cancer-video-series
Finishing cancer treatment can be a time of highs and lows. For some people, going back to “normal life” or a “new normal” is not easy. Some people may feel...
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Cancer Treatments
www.nshealth.ca/cancer/cancer-treatments
There are several types of cancer treatments. You may require one or a combination of treatments.
The kind of treatment you need depends on the kind of cancer you...
Clinics, Programs, and Services
Systemic Therapy
Systemic Therapy is any type of drug that spreads throughout the whole body to treat cancer. These drugs may be given intravenously (IV), by pill, or by injection. The type...
Clinics, Programs, and Services
Radiation therapy
Offered at 2 locations
Radiation therapy is one of the main treatments for many kinds of cancer. The services provided within radiation oncology include radiation therapy (uses high doses of radiation to kill or...
Clinics, Programs, and Services
Cancer-related surgery
Offered at 6 locations
Having an operation, or surgery, was the first treatment used for many types of cancer. It is still the most common way to treat many cancers. What are your questions...
Clinics, Programs, and Services
Clinical Trials - Cancer
This clinic, program or service is not administered by Nova Scotia Health. Information may be out of date. Please confirm details with the clinic, program, or service provider.
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Hematologic Oncology (Blood Cancers)
Offered at 2 locations
The Division of Hematology and Hematologic Oncology provides care for patients with disorders of the blood including blood cancers. The most common blood cancers are lymphoma (cancers of the lymph...
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Community-based cancer clinics
www.nshealth.ca/cancer/cancer-care-centres-and-community-based-clinics/community-based-cancer-clinics
Clinic teams work closely with one of the two cancer centres, located in Halifax and Sydney, to provide as much care as is safely possible close to where people live...