‘Irresponsible’: Disruption of crucial cancer scanner in Saskatchewan angers family
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An on-again, off-again machine in Saskatchewan that’s vital for diagnosing cancer has been disrupted again, putting at least one family in a bind.
An on-again, off-again machine in Saskatchewan that’s vital for diagnosing cancer has been disrupted again, putting at least one family in a bind.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Tuesday its PET/CT scanner in Saskatoon — the province’s only such device — was down for two days in December and isn’t running at full capacity.
The revelation came the same day the Opposition NDP raised concerns about the machine.
“This is absolutely appalling,” Keith Jorgenson, the NDP’s associate health critic, told reporters.
“It shocks me that the ministry was unaware of this and has made no plan in terms of how to accommodate the people who are missing this test.”
New Democrats were joined by a woman whose 76-year-old father was scheduled to use the machine this week to determine the scope of his lung cancer, but his appointment was cancelled.
Erin Neufeld said her father was provided with no timeline on when he can get his scan.
“(I was told) this is the only (machine) in the province. And I just thought to myself, that is irresponsible,” Neufeld said.
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