Cost of Precision Oncology Treatment in Canada

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When you live in Canada, it’s usually to your advantage to choose Canadian-based private precision oncology services – as opposed to going elsewhere, such as the US.

• Benefits of Canadian-based private precision oncology service CTOAM:
  • Integration with Canadian public health care
  • Cheaper services than American private care
  • Better privacy laws than America
  • Better general standard of customer care than America
  • You don’t lose to currency conversion: ​depending on the current exchange rates, ​the currency conversion can often be in your favour.
  • You don’t need to travel within Canada or to the US
  • You can often get most, if not all, of the cost back with insurance and tax deductions

If you’re a Canadian who’s been diagnosed with cancer, you have three main options regarding your care:

• Standard Cancer Care in Canada Quality:
  • Does not use the most advanced tests and treatments to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancer
  • Is ultimately based on informed guesswork
  Cost:
  • Covered financially for Canadians with healthcare
  Travel:
  • Often requires travel within Canada, either by car or plane, across long distances
  • Must be paid for out of pocket
  • Is physically, psychologically, and emotionally draining for cancer patients and their loved ones
  • Wastes precious time that they could be spending at home with family

• Private Cancer Care in Canada: CTOAM
  Quality:
  • Uses the most advanced tests and treatment to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancer
  • Is ultimately based on scientific fact
  • Your medical records are protected by Canadian privacy laws, which means you have full control over who sees them (including your insurance company)
  Cost:
  • Most of the cost, if not all, can be covered by insurance, afterward
  • 60% of CTOAM’s personalized research services is tax deductible
  • Must be paid for out of pocket up front
  • Is much cheaper than private cancer care in the US
  • Drugs are cheaper in Canada than in the US
  Travel:
  • Whenever possible, you do not need to leave your home
  • CTOAM finds oncologists, clinical trials, and labs where you live, or as close as possible
  • CTOAM liaises with your local doctor and hospitals for everything

• Private cancer care in the US
  Quality:
  • Uses the most advanced tests and treatment to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancer
  • Is ultimately based on scientific fact
  • Your medical documents are not protected by Canadian privacy laws: you have no control over who has access to your very personal medical documents, including your insurance company
  Cost:
  • There is no option for insurance coverage or tax deductions
  • Must be paid for out of pocket and up front
  • Drugs are more expensive within the US
  • Precision oncology services are much more expensive than CTOAM
  • For example, the Mayo clinic charges approximately twice as much for the exact same precision oncology services that CTOAM provides you access to
  Travel:
  • You must travel long distances
  • This can be very costly, and again all out of pocket
  • Wastes precious time that they could be spending at home with family
  • Is physically, psychologically, and emotionally draining for cancer patients and their loved ones

In the past, many Canadians who opt for private precision oncology services chose to go to the US. This is because there simply weren’t any private precision oncology services available in Canada.

That has changed: now there is CTOAM.

CTOAM provides cancer patients living in Canada access to the most affordable precision oncology services (including genetic tests and targeted treatments) that medical science has to offer – for as close to home and as close to free as possible.

If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer, or think you might have cancer, please reach out today to learn how CTOAM can ensure you receive the best tests and treatments for your form of cancer. Register for a Precision Second Opinion to discover how we can help you to reduce stress and dramatically increase treatment success.