A judge has given final approval to a $5.4 million breast-cancer settlement that had been agreed to in principle in July.
The settlement, finalized a few weeks ago and announced Wednesday, affects 4,000 Quebec women who experienced excessively long wait times for radiation treatments.
The settlement grants compensation to patients diagnosed with breast cancer who waited more than 12 weeks from their referral date.
Only patients who were referred between October 13, 1997 and March 26, 2009 can get cash.
What's more, the deal only covers patients who were treated at the following hospitals:
- Jewish General Hospital
- McGill University Health Center (MUHC)
- Montreal General Hospital
- Royal Victoria Hospital
- Centre Hospitalier de Chicoutimi
- Centre Hospitalier des Vall�es-De-L'Outaouais
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montr�al (CHUM)
- H�pital Notre-Dame, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montr�al
(CHUM)
- H�tel-Dieu, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Qu�bec (CHUQ)
- H�tel-Dieu de Qu�bec
- Centre Universitaire De Sant� de l'Estrie Site Fleurimont
- H�pital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Centre Hospitalier R�gional de Trois-Rivi�res
- Centre Hospitalier R�gional de Rimouski.
Amount
Patients can expect to get between $350 and $1,000 each as long as they apply before midnight on March 31, 2010.
Visit www.cancerwaitclaim.com to register a claim.
Potential claimants can also call 1-866-288-3683.
