Alberta is falling behind in its ability to offer timely surgery for lung cancer patients.
A recent report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that 90% of lung cancer patients in Alberta are treated within 85 days. The national average is 49 days.
Alberta prostate cancer surgery patients and radiation therapy patients also wait longer than the national average.
Alberta does do better in terms of breast cancer surgery. Those patients face shorter waiting periods than the national average.
CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION REPORT
LUNG CANCER SURGERY
ALBERTA CANADA
Patients Treated
50% 41 Days 20 Days
90% 85 Days 49 Days
BREAST CANCER SURGERY
ALBERTA CANADA
Patients Treated
50% 15 Days 17 Days
90% 40 Days 42 Days
PROSTATE CANCER SURGERY
ALBERTA CANADA
Patients Treated
50% 41 Days 37 Days
90% 86 Days 85 Days
RADIATION THERAPY
ALBERTA CANADA
Patients Treated
50% 7 Days 7 Days
90% 21 Days 18 Days