Almost 200 N.L. cancer patients sent to Ontario for care because of radiation therapist shortage

Two health care professionals in white coats assist a patient lying in a large white machine that delivers radiation therapy to treat cancer and other medical conditions.

Almost a year after a local union sounded the alarm about a shortage of radiation therapists in Newfoundland and Labrador, cancer patients are still being sent to Ontario for care. Some patients aren't receiving prescribed treatments within a 28-day national standard.



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