Kelowna General Hospital (Image Credit: KGH Foundation)
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Cancer Care
Aug 19, 2020 11:15 AM
KELOWNA — Interior residents seeking cancer scans will soon have less road to travel.
In a teleconference Wednesday (Aug. 19), B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a new PET/CT scanner will soon be up and running at BC Cancer in Kelowna.
Dix says in 2019-20, more than 1,100 scans were performed on Interior residents with PET/CT scanners in the Lower Mainland.
“By combining both scans in one, a PET/CT scanner creates a more precise image of a body,” said Dix. “Having a more precise image means that doctors can more accurately diagnose cancers, see where it has spread and allows them to make more informed decisions on treatments of patients.”
