Henrietta, I can't speak for the Eastern saeboard of Canada, as I was born and raised in the West.
Seven years ago my wife was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (bone cancer). It showed up on a routine examination for Aids.
She had the Aids part of the exam because she had had a hysterectomy about 10 years ago. It was at that time that our stupid Red Cross bought all the contaminated blood from the Arkansas prisons.
MM has the same symptons as Aids. She proved positve for MM. That was on a Thursday. On Monday she was in the Cancer Clinic for a bone scan. Tues. in the hospital for a bone marrow test and started on Chemo a week later. She suffered for seven long years, spending 4 days a week in the hospital for chemo. Mercifully she passed away 2 years ago on June 19/01. If we would have had to pay for all the treatments, Oncologists and tests, She would have died 6 years ago. I really beleive the reason health care isn't in your great country, is because of the strong medical, hospital, and insurance lobby. Regards