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Under Canada's national health insurance, is surgery to remove cancer considered an "elective" surgery?

I'm trying to find out if Canada's universal health insurance covers surgical procedures to remove cancer.

Please only answer if you truly know.

Good grief, NO. Cancer surgery is not elective, a nose job is elective.

I truly know as I have had surgery for cancer twice in Ontario. What is this - scare mongering from the fat cat health insurers in the US?

Absolutely Not!

Cancer is not considered elective. Elective surgeries are ones that are not truly necessary, such as cosmetic procedures, surgeries with no urgency or chance of threatening the life of the patient, etc.

Cancer is life threatening and must be dealt with, therefore it is not considered elective.

I hope this helps.

Take care.

Kathy A.
Myself, Holistic Therapist
Yes, absolutely.
relatives with cancer in Canada
I've had surgury for cance in Canada, I'm Canadian it's covered elective is for something not really necessary like fixing a nose or breast augmentation. Actually if they would have removed my breast I could have had a breast augmentation and it also would have been covered in Canada as part of the cancer surgury. Good luck and I hope your okay.