Canada's provinces have some of the most highly developed cancer control systems in the
world, but the recent crisis in waiting times for radiotherapy has drawn attention to many …

This paper draws upon experience gained in the recent restructuring of cancer services in
Ontario that can provide insights for broader regionalization efforts. Although Ontario is the …

Although the Canadian province of Ontario has sufficient radiation therapy facilities to meet
patient demand, only a third of Ontarians who need this therapy are able to start it within 4 …

ABSTRACT Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is the largest provincial cancer agency in Canada,
with a long and rich history as a specialized service entity within a generic delivery system in …

Canadian cancer care has evolved under systems of provincial and federal fiscal control
and aims to optimize the management of patients within each province. In Manitoba, patients …

In 1931 Saskatchewan became the first jurisdiction in Canada to introduce a province-wide
program for the control of cancer. The program was conceived in 1929 by the cancer …

Background The management of the Canadian health care system can be traced back to the
Constitution Act of 1867, which established the Dominion of Canada within the British …

Dramatic changes will occur in the health care system during the 1990s which will
profoundly affect the delivery of care for cancer. Perhaps the most important factor is the …

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Cancer Care Ontario as a provincial agency has undergone a significant transformation in
the last 10 years. This paper documents a predictable crisis of radiotherapy capacity at the …