''That's my fear'' had been Dr Nigel Millar's response to RNZ's John Campbell on Monday when asked if more than six prostate cancer patients had suffered such delays their life expectancy was imperilled. Dunedin man Stephen Hoffman told RNZ he was referred for urgent treatment at Dunedin Hospital last September with an enlarged prostate and suspected cancer. Mr Schofield paid for a private biopsy in March to diagnose his cancer and then had to wait six months for surgery. ''Yesterday, Radio NZ reported that six patients' life expectancies have been shortened through the delays in receiving surgery. The ODT is seeking the release of a different urology review, completed earlier this year, which the board appears reluctant to release.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 19, 2017 17:13 UTC