Eligible breast and prostate cancer patients are being offered treatment at one of two clinics in Washington, with all expenses paid by the province, to reduce wait times in B.C.
Thirty-eight cancer patients have booked travel to the United States for radiation therapy as part of a two-year initiative to reduce wait times.
The Health Ministry was unable to provide the number of Island residents referred to the program or booked. B.C. Cancer has been working with oncologists from all six cancer centres in the province, including B.C. Cancer in Victoria, to inform them about the opportunity to receive radiation therapy treatment in Bellingham, the ministry said.
The cost of delivering the treatment in B.C. is about $3,854, but the price in the U.S. is almost triple that at $12,277, according to the ministry.
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