Cancer Treatment: Housing Advocates and Authors Point

cancer treatment: The report's authors point to AI's problematic track record when it comes to gender and race, specifically in predictive policing that has seen certain groups over-policed, according to Vancouver Courier. HOMELESS CANCER PATIENT SAYS HE WAS DENIED TREATMENTThe plight of a homeless B.C. man who says he was told he couldn't get cancer treatment while living in temporary housing highlights the difficulties homeless people face while recovering from illness, health and housing advocates say. The use of automated decision-making involving immigration applications could lead to life-and-death ramifications for immigrants and asylum-seekers, according to the research from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab. Terry Willis says his doctor told him he can't fight non-Hodgkin lymphoma while living in the Johnson Street Community building for homeless people because it's not a suitable recovery environment. It's unclear whether this means Willis will be able to receive chemo, but advocates said that regardless, Willis's health situation reveals gaps in services available to vulnerable people who require places to live that will allow them to recover from serious health issues. But Island Health and the B.C. Cancer Agency both took the position that the building is suitable for chemo patients. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.