Projected increase in local cancer patients is alarming - Plymouth Independent

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Projected increase in local cancer patients is alarming - Plymouth Independent

I read Michael Cohen’s article about Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth’s expansion with interest and am very pleased at the news. Most of us know at least one person who’s had a long, frustrating and sometimes frightening wait in BID’s emergency room. I am alarmed at the increased number of cancer patients reported and, to my mind, this is one indication that our society places a higher value on profit than quality of life. For example, pr…