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Cancer Services
The B.C.
Cancer Agency provides radiotherapy and chemotherapy
treatment at four major clinics across the province — in
Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey and Kelowna.
Radiotherapy
In 2006/07, 96.5 percent of British Columbians requiring radiotherapy started treatment within four weeks of being medically able to receive it.
| Procedure |
Patients
Waiting
as of
Jun 30/08 |
Median Wait Time from Apr 1/08 to Jun 30/08 |
Treatments
(courses) for the 3 months ending
May 31/08 |
| Radiotherapy |
300 |
7 days
1.0 weeks |
2,644 |
Chemotherapy
There is no significant wait for British Columbians
who need chemotherapy, which accounts for half of all cancer
care provided by the agency. The standard for chemotherapy
wait times of two weeks is met in almost every case. In rare
cases when it is not met, there is a medical reason.
Outcomes
B.C. has better survival outcomes for cancer
treatment than any other Canadian province. This is partly
due to cancer services being coordinated and delivered by a
central agency.
For example, outcomes show a lower recurrence
rate of early stage lymphoma, or primary cancer of the lymph
glands. Although it is about 22 percent worldwide, in B.C.
the recurrence rate is only one percent.
Last Revised:
August 11, 2008
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