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id: d436912997
section: health
first_reported: 2026-11-06 19:45 EST
updated: 2026-11-06 19:45 EST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# ‘The clock is ticking:’ Ontario woman says she was denied coverage for drug to treat her rare cancer

A Toronto woman battling a rare cancer says she was “devastated” to learn that while medical professionals at Ontario’s Ministry of Health agreed she needed a potentially life-saving out-of-country treatment,…

Section: [Health](/montreal/section/life.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [CTV News Montreal](https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/ontario-woman-fighting-for-rare-cancer-treatment-says-she-was-denied-coverage-and-never-told-ministry-doctors-disagreed/), 2026-11-06 19:45 EST: ‘The clock is ticking:’ Ontario woman says she was denied coverage for drug to treat her rare cancer

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