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Worries Grow Over Cancer Costs
Friday October 1 2010
The cost of Canadian drugs for cancer treatment is looming as a major issue for the countrys health care system, as more and more attention becomes focused on the fact that the system does not cover the cost of the Canada drugs, which could leave many Canadians destitute if the worst came to the worst.
A new poll conducted by the Canadian Cancer Society reveals that two thirds of Canadians do not believe the health care system would protect them from the cost of rising Canadian drug costs should they be struck with the illness, and inconsistencies in the coverage afforded to citizens in different provinces and territories is also continuing to provoke controversy, and the Society says they believe those worries are justified.
It is not acceptable that cancer patients should worry about how they are going to pay for the drugs they need, says the Canadian Cancer Societys assistant director of public issues, Aaron Levo. Levo believes that more and more people are being made to fork out exorbitant amounts of money to pay for their Canada drugs, something that is making a mockery of the countrys professed universal health care system. The society is alarmed and frustrated that the federal government seems to be ignoring this critical health issue for Canadians, Levo declares. Canadians clearly support establishing a national program to help them pay for cancer drugs but, unfortunately, they are losing confidence in Canadas health care system to fix it.
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