A new prescription for cancer treatments

Using principles from industrial engineering to reduce wait times for cancer patients is one small step towards relieving pressure on the patient, hospital—and on the family too.

Canada's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. Hospitals across Canada are faced with increased pressure to meet the growing needs of cancer care while decreasing the budget allocations of hospitals. The need is crucial: one in four Canadians will die of cancer, according to the Government of Canada’s cancer statistics report for 2017, writes Nadia Bhuiyan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY NADIA BHUIYAN

April 18, 2018

Back in August of 2012, I received the devastating news that my mother had an aggressive form of breast cancer. She was quickly admitted to the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) in our hometown of Montreal, where she was immediately taken under the charge of an incredible team. Being by her side from d...

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