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It becomes much worse for the US when you frame it like this; ”if a given American gets diagnosed with a potentially fatal cancer, what is the chance for surviv
by pimmen 9y ago
It becomes much worse for the US when you frame it like this; ”if a given American gets diagnosed with a potentially fatal cancer, what is the chance for survival?” because then if the person can’t afford the therapy they need it looks very dire.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699851/
- WillPostForFood 9y agoInteresting data, but it really doesn't look worse (vis a vis Europe). E.g., the 5 year cancer survival rates for uninsured americans who are diagnosed prostate cancer are still much higher than Europe, and breast cancer is about the same. And given the context of today, 91% of people have insurance. So for a given person in the US, high probability of better 5 year prognosis.
- pimmen 9y agoAnd in some cancer types the probability of death rises by 198% and becomes 97% without being insured. Prostate and breast cancer are common but they are not the majority of cases alone. And in the context today, a very high proportion of Americans can’t afford parts or all of tgeir cancer treatment costs, in spite of being insured. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23442307/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23442307/