Honest question. I’ve review which if we get cancer in Canada as well as can’t means to go outward Canada for treatment, you’re flattering most dead.
What’s a normal wait for time in between starting diagnosis after being diagnosed with cancer in Canada?
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Karen C
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I have had cancer twice – a initial time was twenty years ago. The final time was a opposite sort of cancer as good as which was diagnosed 4 years ago. we waited a month with a initial cancer though usually since we did not wish to go to a opposite city. The final time, we was diagnosed upon Thursday as good as was operated upon dual days after upon a Saturday. Obviously, we recovered both times, so…..
Don’t hold all we hear. In fact, if it is entrance from a standing quo in a States as good as has anything to do with Universal medicare as used in Canada, we competence be good suggested not to attend to it during all.
random rambler
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I consider it depends upon the earnest of your case. My father was diagnosed with brain cancer, wanting surgery, chemo & deviation as well as he had positively no wait for whatsoever. But he would have died inside of the week if they hadn’t operated immediately.
Mathew H
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
No, that’s loyal during all. Trust me when you contend this… as well as you do not have to hold me… only attend to what I’m saying…… 90% of a things you guys listen to about a healing complement is abhorrence stories. They’re possibly done up stories, or they were critical mistakes. For a little reason there’s lots of detractors down there from concept medicare… that is excellent you guess…. it only ticks me off they villify a system… it’s nothing of their commercial operation anyways you instruct they would only concentration upon their problems for a change.
anyways to answer your question
It depends where you are. In Canada, healing caring is provincially funded, so it will all rely upon that sold province’s policies per medi-care. Furthermore, eacho range customarily has multiform illness play that might change in their policies, so that will additionally start it.
Now I’m only observant this from chairman knowledge when my mother got diagnosed a integrate of years ago with Breast Cancer, they gave her a integrate options. I’m from Alberta, btw, so it might work otherwise in alternative provinces.
She was endorsed to go to a in isolation sanatorium (which you do have… discordant to renouned idea down there), becuase it would be faster. She would compensate some-more for biopsy results, though it woudl come behind fast.
After that she went to a open sanatorium for treatment, as well as it was really timely for us…. essentially it was about a month, of that roughly each week she had a check up to see how distant it was spreading.
Up here they customarily do it by who is a sickest, as well as in many need.
thinkingtime
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
6 hours for a crony with colon cancer. A month as well as a half for a crony with low class bone cancer, a lot of which time was taken up with tests. Seems to be a integrate of weeks upon average.
By a way, a crony with bone cancer went out of Canada for electron lamp treatment. Proton lamp is used for singular cancers; a alloy pronounced starting to a US was similar to renting a runner cleanser rsther than than shopping one. The provincial word module paid.
You’ll notice which healing caring isn’t a tall stress object for people who have been losing jobs in Canada right now. They will go on to be partial of a word scheme, in operate or not., stability to operate a same illness card.
With all due respect, there appear to be factions in a US who have been dynamic to equivocate a key of concept illness care.
One indicate we would similar to to have is that, statistically, Canadians live longer which US adults as well as healthcare costs have been most lower.
The Mrs.
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
My grandfather died of cancer, however he was treated with colour rught divided right from a day they found out what he had. My father in-law now has cancer as well as again he got diagnosis right away. So in my knowledge nothing of my family members were put upon any sort of wait for for times. They only requisitioned an appointment as well as got in right away. we am certain it varies formed upon a sort of cancer we have, where we live, as well as how most people need treatment. As we said. . we have never gifted any prolonged wait for for times with my family members.
mstess
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I have a crony which was only diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She went to a sanatorium since she was carrying problems. They kept her overnight, as well as a subsequent day did surgery, followed by chemo.
My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, as well as had her operation etc inside of about 3 weeks.
My mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Hers was found as well late as well as she was since 3 months to live. It had zero to do with treatments, as pancreatic cancer is widespread fast as well as is roughly regularly fatal.
Brianna's Mommy
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
My most appropriate crony functions in a state of a art cancer diagnosis core in Canada. It is a same place which my father went to when he had prostate cancer. He had about a month in between diagnosis as well as a commencement of his deviation therapy. He was in discount for his cancer, though a diagnosis took a fee upon his body, as well as he had a array of heart attacks as well as upheld divided about 2 years after starting treatment.
At a cancer core which my crony functions in, they have 3 "machines" which they might be operative upon a studious upon (it is a usually cancer diagnosis core in Saskatchewan, though a complete range has around 1 million people). There is no wait for for for for list for patients to get in, as well as a staff will mostly put in additional time if indispensable to have certain which diagnosis is since to all patients who need it (they have $30 per hour to begin as well as OT). we know with my father, he was operative when he proposed treatment, so they accommodated him entrance in upon weekends for his treatment. They additionally yield accommodations giveaway of assign to those vital outward of a city for a generation of their treatment.
I know if we ever had cancer, we would wish to be treated with colour in Canada. we know which in a US, we guys listen to about all of a wait for for for for lists as well as people entrance for diagnosis down there. However, a law is, if someone has a hold up melancholy condition or needs evident treatment, they get it. The people upon wait for for for for lists have been ones who wish treatments which have been not required. For example, we have a crony who had a knee damage 10 years ago. It acts up when it gets unequivocally wet out. She eventually motionless this year to get it looked at. She waited for 2 months to get in to a specialist, as well as a week some-more for an MRI. Now, she is upon a wait for for for for list for knee operation (probably around 2-3 months). These have been a sorts of people who go to a US for diagnosis if they get desirous watchful here, as well as usually if they can means it. She can’t, as well as has had a damage for 10 years anyways, so she’s watchful it out. When my mother slipped a front in her behind as well as was immobile, she was in for operation inside of reduction than a month. Basically, a some-more vicious a diagnosis is, a quicker we will get in.
Karen L
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I do not know where we listened that. Speaking from personal experience, cancer diagnosis can occur really really quickly. we had a biopsy upon a Friday. My oncologist called me Saturday sunrise as well as told me he longed for me in a chemotherapy hospital upon Monday. Can’t get most faster than that.
chuckles951
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
When my mom was suspected of breast cancer, she waited about 3 days for a biopsy as well as had operation about 2 weeks after a formula came back.
From initial guess to sanatorium liberate was about 6 weeks.
What we listen to about wait for times in Canada have been fabrications which right wingers do not wish we to consider concept healing word is any good.
To get a biopsy which quick we had a doctor’s bureau call around a bit as a alloy he routinely used was corroborated up 2 weeks. But given each alloy in Canada is covered, they only found a single which was not as bustling a couple of kilometers away. No large deal.
Yes, a little unequivocally renouned doctors get corroborated up 2-3 months. But there is zero preventing we from selling around. What we listen to about have been a doctors which get corroborated up as well as this is presented to we as normal when it is not.
When my daughter had appendicitis, she had operation inside of 3 hours of receiving her in.
*ajidamoon* the Eh team
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
When my mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer final year, upon the Monday, she proposed diagnosis upon Friday. She is now cancer free, though goes for unchanging contrast so they can seize it discerning if it comes back.
Antoinette
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Hi!
All those stories you here have been usually sceptical reactions to the smashing medicare system! Ha, ha! If usually you Americans could have what you have have! Keep dreaming!
Randy B
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I know copiousness of cancer survivors who recieved glorious diagnosis here in Canada. we additionally know a single chairman who chose to go to a US as well as compensate for his own treatment, not since it was improved though since a routine used during this sold hospital was reduction invasive as well as had a faster recovering time. It was his preference to outlay a $35,000 as well as we know he’s blissful he did though it was not as most for a peculiarity or celerity of caring as it was for a process of caring which he wanted.
woerden
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
After my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer (in Ontario), she proposed diagnosis inside of days. She additionally perceived the ultimate diagnosis options, as great as support to try non-traditional (but supportive) options. From all we heard, we can’t suppose her reception improved caring anywhere upon earth.
So most for the dirty lies people keep revelation about the Canadian healthcare system. In reality, it functions similar to this: we get the teenager illness, we call-up your alloy as well as have an appointment. Your alloy examines we as well as provides the diagnosis as well as diagnosis options. You appreciate him/her, grin during the receptionist as we leave, as well as go home.
If it’s an emergency, we can go loyal to the sanatorium puncture room, or call an ambulance to take we there. If it is the loyal emergency, you’ll be seen right away. If it’s not an emergency, afterwards we competence have to wait for for until all the genuine puncture patients have been dealt with…just similar to we will during any puncture room anywhere in the world.
Still, you’re seen by the alloy and/or specialist(s), we embrace the diagnosis, the prognosis, as well as diagnosis options. Once discharged, we grin during those who took such great caring of you, as well as go home.
I’m as full of health as the equine as well as hardly have the need for doctors’ services. But I’ve never had the singular complaint with reception any kind of healing diagnosis whatsoever, over the years. If there is any "problem", it’s the miss of doctors peaceful to work in farming areas (just similar to in the U.S.) and, in the little areas, doctors not receiving latest patients. If that’s the "problem" afterwards that’s the usually the single I’ve privately run into. we live in the shred where not most in isolation use GP’s have been receiving latest clients. So, until we find one, we have to go to the "family" healing sanatorium (sometimes called the "walk-in clinic" though we can have an appointment during these places). It’s usually which we competence not see the same alloy any time. we utterly determine which carrying the first caring medicine is the preferred (and is what we had for my complete life, up until now) but, realistically, Canadian doctors have been well-trained, as well as you’re generallly in great hands no make the difference who we get. However, this is essentially the complaint of not as big cities/towns as well as farming areas. Having lived in immeasurable cities my total life, it was the warn to run in to this incident when we changed to this area the integrate of years ago. (80% of Canadians live in cities.)
Sure, healthcare in Canada isn’t "free" in the clarity we all compensate in to it around taxes. But we have no monetary worries if we turn ill, wish to have the baby, etc. The "cost" of your healing treatments will sojourn the poser to you, as you’ll never see the check for the immeasurable infancy of healing services.
So, please, take this report behind to the intensely undeveloped (or dishonest) chairman who told we such the thing. It’s so distant from the truth, it’s roughly laughable.
Oops! Forgot to supplement an additional relative’s brain cancer treatment. He was diagnosed upon the Friday, as well as proposed diagnosis upon Monday. Yeah…really prolonged wait.
Funny which we usually watched the shred upon final weekend’s "60 Minutes" about an American lady who says she’s been since the ‘death sentence’ since her internal (American) sanatorium will no longer yield cancer diagnosis to patients who can’t pay. …Can’t suppose anything similar to which function in Canada.
harry k
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
An normal US Male has a 5 year cancer presence rate of 66.3%
An normal Canadian Male has a 5 year cancer presence rate of 58%.
http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2007/10/closer-look-at-cancer-survival-rates.html
The contribution have been a contribution as well as do not let anybody discuss it we otherwise, no make a difference what anecdotal justification they try to move up.
Q&A
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
W-O-W Some people have been so stupid
MasterPython
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
It unequivocally depends. It could be inside of days or it could take weeks. And in a little provinces they do not worry with useing a newer chemo drugs. So if we get cancer we am starting to a states. Being pennyless is improved than being dead.
ANSWER SAURUS
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Father-in-law was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer as well as proposed diagnosis immediately.
This is the usual myth about Canadian healthcare. If YOU NEED IT afterwards we will get it immediately.
Any elective surgeries or non-life melancholy surgeries will take the prolonged time. Which is utterly satisfactory IMO.
Jake
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 pm
that’s BS from a US..we don;’t wait for for treatment, ur word companies have been fibbing to u…Canada’s healthcare is excellent
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