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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2023 · 19 MIN

B.C. is sending thousands of cancer patients to the U.S.

from The Decibel · host The Globe and Mail

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.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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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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