Patients who don't have a family doctor on Vancouver Island now have access to a new resource to get a cancer screening.

CanScreen, a virtual cancer-screening clinic started in 2023 by two doctors out of Victoria, is now expanding to the rest of the Island.

To get screened, people can go to www.canscreenbc.com to book their test. The results are then sent to Dr. Cal Shapiro or Dr. Stuart Bax, who call the patient to report the findings. If needed, a follow-up will be scheduled with a clinician in Port Alberni, Comox or Nanaimo.

Bax told the News Bulletin the reason for starting the virtual clinic was to address the challenges of booking screenings without a family doctor.

"Many people don't realize the cancer screening services, although they are available under MSP funding, you do

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