Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What's being proposed is to increase the visits by the oncologist out of the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. Currently they only come north for three days per year to consult, and diagnose, and work with patients in the Territories. We're proposing to expand that to 24 days per year by the oncologist. So that would allow more follow-up visits to happen with cancer patients within the territory, rather than having to travel south. In conjunction with that, work is already underway to allow us in the North to do more of the actual cancer therapy here, rather than having patients go down for chemo and some of those therapies they can also be administered out of Stanton. But this particular initiative is to allow for more visits by oncologist physicians to the NWT so our patients don't have to travel south when they have cancer. Thank you.
Mr. Murray on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 19th, 2006
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