Comments on: Cancer Survival

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By: matt

matt — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:29:34 +0000

The assertions of this study, showing the us coming out ahead seem to be contradicted by the OECD study among developed nations from 2000. I’m curious as to the methodology of the people doing the survey showing the survival rate as 90%, what are they doing about people who cannot afford treatment? Are they included? I noticed that these studies that put the US ahead tend to base it off of 5 year + survival rates, so it probably matters what overall cancer mortality is.

This site (http://cancerdeaths.co/cancer-death-rates-by-country/ ) showing the results of an independent OECD study shows how many cancer patients wind up dying out of the total. A
If we go by number of overall cancer deaths per 100000, the US comes out at a solid middle among the developed world, but actually well behind Britain and Scandinavia.

Also, even if we take these studies showing the USA doing awesomely at face value, the blogs claim that just because we deal with cancer better than most nations doesn’t really speak much about any inherent awesomeness in the US system. These blogs tend to ignore the fact that multiple studies have consistently shown the US falling short in other health-related areas such as respiratory disease, infant mortality, and others.

Any claims on this board or others, attesting to the superiority of the US healthcare system are highly dubious.

By: numbersguy

numbersguy — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:40:08 +0000

Hi Barbara:
Good luck with your cancer. One complaint that I’ve heard about cancer is that it’s categorized merely by where the initial outbreak is. There are apparently many different types of cancers each of which can attack different organs. I suspect (but do not know) lung cancer in non-smokers like yourself may be different from lung cancer in smokers/ex-smokers, yet if true, doctors still refer to both merely as “lung cancer”. Survival rates and other statistics may be more related to this underlying type of cancer than it is with the location of the occurrence.

Again, good luck to you.

By: Barbara Monroe

Barbara Monroe — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:58:38 +0000

I never smoked; still I have stage 3 lung cancer. I did not have any symptoms other than back pain.

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By: Julian Cooper

Julian Cooper — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:06:57 +0000

lung cancer can be avoided if you stay out of air pollutants like some chemicals and tobacco smoke.`;~

By: Samantha Thomas

Samantha Thomas — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:26:19 +0000

the former president of the philippines Corazon Aquino died also of colon cancer-.:

By: Lexie Wilkinson

Lexie Wilkinson — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:17:58 +0000

Colon cancer can be avoided if you just keep high fiber foods in your diet.,-*

By: Abbie Hunt

Abbie Hunt — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:55:20 +0000

Lung Cancer scared the hell out of me that is why i do not smoke cigarettes anymore.,:~