Healthcare

A Majority Of Canadians Want The CMA To Take The Lead On Wait Times And Health Human Resources

Half (47%) Don't Feel There Is Enough Being Done To Find New Treatments For Lung Cancer And Think Lung Cancer (49%) Should Be A Top Priority For Cancer Research

Six-In-Ten Albertans (62%) Say They Should Be Able To Pay For Private Health Care Services If They Want

Most Albertans (80%) Say They Would Support The Alberta Government Using Oil Revenues To Eliminate Healthcare Premiums

Most Agree That GH "Extremely Common" (61%) And Risk Of Infection Has "Increased" Over Last Ten Years (55%)
Seven In Ten Would Never Have A Sexual Relationship With Someone Infected With GH
But, While 71% Agree It's Easy To Protect Against GH, Only 39% Use A Condom "All The Time" During Sexual Intercourse

Canadian Parents Underestimate The Severity Of The Flu - Few Make Appointments To See A Doctor When They Have Flu Symptoms

Survey Also Finds That Canadian Parents View Their Own Children's Health Through Rose-Coloured Glasses

Both Favour A "Safety Valve" That Would Allow Patients To Seek
Access Elsewhere To The Care They Need if Benchmarks Are Not Met