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Ontario court orders province to reconsider denying cancer treatment coverage

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  • Ontario Superior Court quashed the province's decision to refuse covering out-of-country cancer treatment for Alex Shved, a 37-year-old with stage 4 melanoma.
  • The court found the province's justifications unreasonable and inadequately explained.
  • The court ordered a new decision by Oct. 2 on whether to fund tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy that Shved's physicians support accessing in Florida.
Ontario court sides with patient appealing province’s refusal to cover out-of-country cancer treatment

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