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June 10, 2009
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Overall, according to a study published in Lancet Oncology last year, five-year cancer survival rates are higher in the U.S. than those in Canada.Canada's ObamaCare Precedent
America has better diagnostic equipment than Canada and shorter wait lists to use it. Therefore, on average cancer is caught earlier in America. Catching it earlier means that even if there were no difference in the quality of treatments between countries then a patient would be more likely to live five years after detection in America. Therefore, since early detection without better treatment is worth little, the differences in survival rates overstate the differences in the quality of care.
Posted by OneEyedMan at June 10, 2009 6:00 AM
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