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Province's cash injection for B.C. Cancer aimed at trimming long waits for care
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B.C. ranks among the worst in Canada for waiting times for radiation therapy

When Tran finally did see the oncologist, he was prescribed a medication that showed signs of progress within a week.

The funding was partly in response to B.C.’s record as one of the worst-performing provinces when it comes to waiting times for cancer treatment.part of their treatment, 88 per cent get radiation within 28 days which is the national benchmark for the maximum wait people should face for treatment. That’s well below theOther than B.C., only New Brunswick and Nova Scotia sit below the national average. In New Brunswick, 92 per cent start radiation within 28 days.

In 2021, more than 30,000 people in B.C. were diagnosed with cancer and more than 11,000 died from the disease.

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