Why the Vancouver clinic is shutting down: How a Canadian family ended up on a wait list for the next stage of their cancer treatment
VANCOUVER, B.C. — A Vancouver family is the latest to find themselves in the crosshairs of a medical system that is not just failing to provide the care they need, it’s killing them.
The family was waiting to get chemotherapy at a local clinic in June, when they learned the family had not been selected to receive the next-stage treatment.
A nurse from a nearby hospital was contacted by the clinic, who said they were waiting for the family to go through a complete evaluation and had a referral for a second stage of treatment.
The nurse informed the family that the next step of their treatment was not in the family’s best interest, and the family was told that it was too late.
When they called the clinic to find out more, they were told that they would be able to continue to get their chemotherapy, but the family would have to wait another three months.
“It’s just so hard,” said Elizabeth, the father of three.
“This is our second year here, and it’s been so long.
I just can’t believe it.
It was a tough decision, but this is what we’re trying to do, we’re just trying to keep our family together.”
Elizabeth is one of thousands of Canadians who are waiting to see a doctor for the first time in a year or more.
According to Statistics Canada, there are over 5,000 Canadians waiting to be seen in a single hospital.
The number is on the rise.
More and more people are facing this problem in the United States, with the country currently at 6,400 beds in need of care.
Last week, the Trump administration announced a new round of cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is expected to reduce the agency’s budget by over $600 million.
With a growing number of people seeking to get treatment outside of hospitals, a shortage of doctors is also a major factor, according to the Vancouver Cancer Foundation.
In April, the U.S. Congress passed the Cancer Treatment Innovation Act, which aims to reduce wait times for people seeking treatment by 20% over the next five years.
The bill will also ensure that the U to continue funding medical research that will improve the health of patients.
While many of the costs of cancer treatment are borne by the Canadian taxpayer, the Canadian government has made little effort to provide services to those who need them most.
There is a long way to go in ensuring the well-being of Canadians suffering from the disease, according Mark McEwan, a spokesperson for the Canadian Cancer Society.
McEwan said that while the government has acknowledged the growing need for treatment, the issue has not been addressed and that it is still too early to begin the conversation.
He added that it remains an issue for patients and their families to address.
Vancouver has seen an influx of patients seeking care in recent years, but has also experienced a sharp rise in the number of cancer patients seeking treatment outside the city.
According to Statistics Cancun, the number seeking treatment in the city jumped from 2,534 patients in 2016 to 5,897 in 2017.
Statistics Canada data shows that in 2017, more than 70,000 people in Canada received cancer treatment outside their own country.
Over 60% of those patients in the U, were from Canada, and over half of them were from the same provinces and territories.
Many of those cancers stem from the HPV, a sexually transmitted disease.
Despite the high number of patients coming to Canada seeking treatment, there is no evidence that the Canadian health system is capable of effectively dealing with the numbers.
Some experts say that the lack of information and funding is a problem that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.
Dr. Andrew Nadeau, an infectious disease physician with the University of British Columbia, said the lack in information and data is creating a huge health crisis.
Nadeau told CBC News that there is a “toxic culture” within the Canadian medical system and that people in the health system do not understand how serious a problem it is.
People are afraid to seek treatment, because they are not sure if it will be safe or if it is going to work, he said.
But he added that there needs to a shift in the way doctors think about patients and how they treat them.
“It needs to change,” he said, “and I think there is an opportunity to do that with better funding and better training.”
In his opinion, Canada has been “too passive” and has not taken a proactive approach to cancer, which can make a huge difference.
On average, a patient in Canada will have 10 to 20 cancers in their lifetime.
According the Canadian Institute for Health Information, an estimated 20,000 of those cancer patients will never see a specialist.
For some patients, the only
VANCOUVER, B.C. — A Vancouver family is the latest to find themselves in the crosshairs of a medical system that…
