With respect to what the federal government is doing with cancer, certainly preventing and managing cancer is complex. It requires the collaborative efforts of the entire cancer community across the country.
The Government of Canada has a long history of working with a broad range of partners in cancer control. Some specific examples of federal efforts to fight cancer include $300 million over three years for provinces and territories to support the launch of a national human papillomavirus vaccine program to protect women against cancer of the cervix, and the $124.8 million investment in cancer research by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in 2006 and 2007, with a total of almost $650 million invested in CIHR cancer research since 2000.
In addition, Budget 2006 committed $260 million over five years to the implementation of a disease-specific strategy known as the Canadian strategy for cancer control, which will be implemented by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
Further, our healthy living and chronic disease initiative supports an integrated approach to chronic diseases by addressing common risk factors for cancer, such as unhealthy eating, unhealthy weight, and physical inactivity.