Quebec Superior Court Justice John Bishop has authorized a class action suit on behalf of
10 000 Quebec breast cancer patients who contend they had to wait too long for …

Purpose Waiting lists for medical care in Canada have been used as an argument against
the single-payer option for health care reform in the United States, but there have been no …

Background: This study was conducted among surgically treated breast cancer patients in
Quebec to determine waiting time between surgery and post-operative radiation therapy and …

Introduction: Our study examined the wait time from ready-to-treat to radiation therapy for
cohorts of breast cancer patients requiring adjuvant radiation therapy in 2001 and in 2005 …

The province of Quebec is pro-posing a “new era” in health care standards, guaranteeing
timely access to ageing Quebecers in need of knee or hip replacements or cataract surgery …

Introduction The Canadian public and healthcare providers are concerned about access to
healthcare services and long waits for diagnostic tests and treatments. Opinion polls indicate …

Background: Currently there is no agreement on the optimal time to treatment of breast
cancer; however, given the considerable emphasis on early detection, one would expect a …

Purpose The demand for cancer care has increased among aging North American
populations as cancer treatment innovations have proliferated. Gaps between supply and …

Discussion The jury's multimillion dollar award compensating a patient's family for alleged
damages arising from a 6-week delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer, in spite of the fact …

Correspondence to: Dr. Terrence Sullivan, President and CEO, Cancer Care Ontario, 620
University Ave., 16th Fl., Toronto ON M5G 2L7; fax 416 971-5940; terry. sullivan …