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And a half months to have his surgery. the dallas va where mitchell had his surgery tells cnn this meets the standard of care at the va and that mitchell didn't have a typical type of skin cancer and therefore did not have a typical treatment plan. we talked to cancer surgeons outside the va and they say they don't wait two and a half months to operate on their patients. more like a few weeks at the most. >> the patients here wait months to get their cancer removed? >> no. certainly not. dr. carl is a cancer surgeon. he did a study of cancer surgery wait times at the va compared to other hospi...

Late for some veterans' families. they are complaining of long wait times not just to see a doctor, but even worse, to receive critical surgeries like removing a tumor. here is cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. >> reporter: sergeant terry mitchell, radio operator in vietnam withstood fire deep in the jungle, exposed to agent orange, survived all of it and then his wife believes his life was cut short by delays in care here at the va. >> reporter: what do you call this place? >> va hell because you are in hell when you get here. >> reporter: here's what she means. august 8, 2012...