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B.C. is sending thousands of cancer patients to the U.S.
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2023
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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.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Jun 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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