New medications are the first to benefit from initiative that aims to speed up access to oncology breakthroughs

The pilot project is a response to complaints from patients and pharmaceutical companies that Canada takes too long to get new medications into the hands of patients.

Ontario has expanded public coverage of five cancer treatments more quickly than in the past, thanks to a pilot project launched last fall to speed up access to oncology breakthroughs.

The Progressive Conservative government will announce Thursday the names of five cancer drugs that recently qualified for its Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) program, The Globe and Mail has learned.

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