Category: radiation treatment

BC to Send Some Cancer Patients to US for Radiation Treatment: Health Minister

May 16, 2023
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British Columbia will send some cancer patients to the United States for radiation treatment starting May 29 in an effort to reduce backlogs and long wait times, says the province’s Health Minister Adrian Dix. Speaking at a press conference on May 15, Dix said breast and prostate cancer patients will be referred to one of…

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Katie Couric Says She Has Been Treated for Breast Cancer

September 28, 2022
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NEW YORK—Katie Couric said Wednesday that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor. Couric, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the “Today” show in 2000, announced her diagnosis in an essay on her website, saying she hoped it would encourage other women…

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