Canadians with cancer sent home from emergency without treatment

A new study reveals that more Canadians visiting emergency rooms with cancer symptoms are being told “this may be cancer” without clear follow-up care timelines, highlighting a crisis in the healthcare system. Emergency physicians express concerns about patients being “lost to follow-up” due to lack of primary care, leading to worse outcomes and delayed diagnoses, as the emergency department struggles to manage increasing cancer cases.

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