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British Columbia: Some B.C. cancer patients to be offered radiation treatments in Bellingham, Wash.

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Mary Wilson

Well-known member
Posted: May 15, 2023 11:09 PM CDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago
CBC News

The British Columbia government says eligible cancer patients in the province will be temporarily offered radiation treatment in Washington state.

A statement from B.C.'s Ministry of Health says the initiative, which begins on May 29, could help as many as 50 additional radiation patients a week.

Breast cancer and prostate cancer patients will be the first groups eligible to travel to one of two clinics in Bellingham, Wash., located about 40 kilometres south of the Canada-U.S. border., for treatment. ...

Dix says the province is making the move because B.C. hasn't been meeting its target for ensuring cancer patients receive radiation therapy in a timely manner.

Nearly 83 per cent of B.C. patients are starting radiation within 28 days of the date on which they're ready for the treatment, a timeline that does not meet the clinical benchmarks the province has set as a goal, Dix said. ...

Shirley Bond, the health critic for B.C. United, said the decision to send patients to Washington for treatment was an "acknowledgment by the government that we have a full-blown crisis on our hands."
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...-offered-radiation-treatment-in-u-s-1.6844475
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British Columbia begins to send cancer patients to Bellingham for treatment
by Chris Daniels, KOMO News Senior Reporter
Tue, May 30th 2023, 5:39 PM CDT

​VANCOUVER, British Columbia — British Columbia will send hundreds of cancer patients across the international border for treatment in Bellingham beginning this week in a multimillion dollar, desperate and controversial effort to restore government funded health care to some of its most vulnerable residents.

It is a highly unusual, yet not entirely unprecedented effort by the free universal health care system Canadians have long enjoyed.

It will also mean two Whatcom County clinics stand to make millions in payments from the BC government.

“I don't think people who are suffering right now and in this immediate period should have to wait when there's an option that was available to us to address it right away,” said BC Health Minister Adrian Dix in a lengthy interview with KOMO News in Vancouver. “In cancer care, we're seeing significantly increased demand and an aging population and some also some challenges with equipment and health resources. There’s always criticism, but I don't think the criticism can stop you from making the right decision."...
 
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