Cancer Surgery

• B.C. pensioner who claimed she lost apartment while in hospital was in ongoing rent dispute

  The woman claimed she lost her apartment due to non-payment in March, with her belongings being moved to a local storage site.

  Canada

  Apr 22
  
• 50% of Canadian cancer patients faced surgery delay last year amid ongoing COVID backlog

  The Canadian Institute for Health Information found that between April and September 2022, half of cancer patients waited one to three days longer for surgery than before COVID.

  Health

  Mar 23
  
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• ‘Preparing for disfigurement’: Wait for B.C. cancer surgery leaves time for nurse’s tumour to grow

  "From the time I was diagnosed with the metastatic stage 3 cancer to the time I'm actually getting surgery is four months," Fayra Krueger said.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2022
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• COVID-19 pandemic has seen surgery delays persist in Canada, new study shows

  Even though wait times for procedures have decreased since the start of the pandemic, healthcare workers continue to struggle with backlogs, staffing.

  Health

  May 9, 2022
• COVID-19: Kelowna, B.C. cancer patient desperate for surgery as Omicron forces delays

  Randy Stinson is one of thousands of British Columbians facing surgery delays as COVID case counts surge amid the highly-transmissible Omicron variant

  Health

  Jan 5, 2022
• COVID-free hospital zones could prevent cancer surgery complications, deaths: study

  Having a COVID-19-free pathway reduced the risk of complication or death by about half, researchers say.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2020
• California man’s beer belly turns out to be 77-lb. tumour

  Hector Hernandez thought he was just getting fat.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2018
• Winnipeg cancer patient credits HSC for making her ‘whole again’

  With yoga, Ida Albo strives for a complete, mind and body health experience. She says Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre Foundation helped her be complete even after cancer surgery.

  Features

  Nov 8, 2018
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• ‘Flexible blade’ left inside Quebec woman’s abdomen after cancer surgery

  A medical report found a "flexible blade", 33-centimetres long, had been left inside a Quebec woman's abdomen during her surgery in March.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2017
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• Treat or monitor early prostate cancer? Same 10-yr survival rate, study finds

  Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, finds a major study that directly tested and compared these options.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2016