News Item – Auditor general says wait times for cancer biopsies not meeting targets

Long waits for a key cancer diagnosis procedure, underuse of radiation therapy and expensive trips to the United States for stem cell transplants are some of the health-care issues being highlighted by Ontario’s auditor general in her annual report.

Part of the report released today looks at Ontario’s $1.6-billion annual cancer care system, concluding that while most patients are well-served, long waits for certain procedures and inefficiencies related to others remain in some areas of care.

Full article at: Global News