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Back to EpisodesB.C. is sending thousands of cancer patients to the U.S.
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
Description
British Columbia will send cancer patients across the border for radiation therapy to deal with growing wait times and backlog at home.
The plan will cost the province three times the amount for treatment at home. Globe and Mail reporter Andrea Woo explains how this will work and what this says about the state of our healthcare system.
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