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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]In Canada, my family member waited for *seven months* for a biopsy of a suspected lymphoma. [/b](Turned out to be a benign tumor so the person is still alive by sheer luck. Also, the biopsy was botched so another surgery is now needed.)

A different, elderly family member had surgery on the wrong kidney. Of course no one took responsibility.

We pay through the nose but at least DH got to an MRI machine within 48 hours of being sent there.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]Which province?[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]Ontario[/quote]

That's really weird. Ontario's ADAP (the Accelerated Diagnostic Assessment Program) decreased the average time from initial referral to biopsy from 41 days to 17 days, including hematologic cancers like lymphoma. It's open to patients through primary doctors and emergency rooms.

I wonder what made your family member have an experience so drastically different than typical. Really sorry to hear it.

[quote][i]JCO Oncol Pract[/i]. 2023 Apr;19(4):e511-e519. doi: 10.1200/OP.22.00551. Epub 2023 Jan 19.
[b]Impact of an Accelerated Diagnostic Assessment Program on the Timeliness of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment[/b]

Purpose: The Accelerated Diagnostic Assessment Program (ADAP) manages patients with imaging abnormalities, with or without concomitant symptoms, where cancer is suspected. The ADAP is offered to primary care practitioners and emergency departments with cases triaged by a medical oncologist.

Methods: We performed a retrospective patient chart review of electronic medical records from January 2019 until June 2021 to validate the program. We collected information on the referral pathways, patient demographics, wait-times, and diagnostic results. T... The ADAP had decreased wait-times from referral to biopsy collection (17.6 days ± 10.7 [standard deviation (SD)]; n = 43) when compared with the control group (41.2 days ± 40.0 [SD]; n = 67; P < .001). ADAP patients with malignancies saw a treating specialist 7.6 ± 7.6 days [SD] after their follow-up appointment at the ADAP.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36657095/[/quote][/quote]

That dataset has some of 2019 and then the pandemic! People weren’t going in unless they absolutely had to.

Unfortunately my family members’ (plural) experiences are not unusual. I’m guessing Ford cuts had something to do with it but also, socialized healthcare is renowned for long wait times. The wrong kidney error (never acknowledged, btw) was insane. [/quote]

So let me understand here: you think people were getting medical treatment faster in the middle of the pandemic?

The datasets are separated out by year as well, you know.[/quote]

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