B.C.’s health minister said almost 30,000 people in the province have ordered HPV screening tests since January as he shared first-year achievements and shortcomings of the 10-year Cancer Action Plan.
As part of cancer screening, the province launched the country’s first HPV self-screening program on Jan. 29 to catch the virus that can cause cervical cancer. The province plans to use its Get Vaccinated registration and booking system to alert eligible individuals on how to get their free HPV shot.Amongst the improvements made in the reporting period April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 is the hiring of 71 oncologists , 32 additional radiation therapists, and eight Indigenous patient navigators, according to the one-year progress report.
And in May last year B.C. Cancer increased its PET/CT screening capacity by expanding hours in regions across the province including in Victoria. The number of urgent cases that received surgery within four weeks was 63.8 per cent with 82 per cent of urgent cases receiving surgery within six weeks, both up less than 1 per cent. Neither increase is “good enough,” said Dix. The provincial target is 80 per cent of urgent cases being done within four weeks.
The province plans to continue to extend hours of operation for radiation treatments across B.C. to meet demand.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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