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I want to add that in most of western countries, the cancer treatment offered in USA won't even be considered due to the way they manage expenses. If they consi

I want to add that in most of western countries, the cancer treatment offered in USA won't even be considered due to the way they manage expenses. If they consider treatment not worth the years of life added, they just skip them. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/06/13/why-the-us-has-better-cancer-survival-rates-than-the-rest-of-the-world/#37e92baa4b67 https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/06/13/why-the-us-has...

onion2k 8y ago
The assertion that "most" treatments aren't available outside of the US is nonsense. Here in the UK some expensive and experimental treatments aren't provided, but things with proven efficacy usually are available to all, and if you have money you can pay privately for most other treatments (just like the US).
- refurb 8y ago
  It's not the UK, but... "It's crazy that I live in Canada, but now I'm looking at having to sell my house for coverage of my medication." "Then I found out that this other country — which I thought had a healthcare system that was so superior to the U.S. — doesn't test for the tumour marker that saved my life, and doesn't cover this drug that is responsible for pushing my cancer into remission after traditional chemotherapy failed to do that." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-friends-with-breast-cancer-1-has-coverage-for-costly-drug-the-other-forced-to-pay-1.4495123 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-...
  - onion2k 8y ago
    One person's cancer was missed in Canada. Meanwhile, millions of people in the US who have cancer but can't afford health insurance, and therefore won't get any tests, will have their diagnosis missed. I'd rather live in Canada.
    - refurb 8y ago
      It’s not one person in Canada. the Court ruled that the Quebec Health Insurance Act and the Hospital Insurance Act prohibiting private medical insurance in the face of long wait times violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoulli_v_Quebec_(AG) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoulli_v_Quebec_(AG)

onion2k 8y ago

The assertion that "most" treatments aren't available outside of the US is nonsense. Here in the UK some expensive and experimental treatments aren't provided, but things with proven efficacy usually are available to all, and if you have money you can pay privately for most other treatments (just like the US).

refurb 8y ago
It's not the UK, but... "It's crazy that I live in Canada, but now I'm looking at having to sell my house for coverage of my medication." "Then I found out that this other country — which I thought had a healthcare system that was so superior to the U.S. — doesn't test for the tumour marker that saved my life, and doesn't cover this drug that is responsible for pushing my cancer into remission after traditional chemotherapy failed to do that." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-friends-with-breast-cancer-1-has-coverage-for-costly-drug-the-other-forced-to-pay-1.4495123 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-...
- onion2k 8y ago
  One person's cancer was missed in Canada. Meanwhile, millions of people in the US who have cancer but can't afford health insurance, and therefore won't get any tests, will have their diagnosis missed. I'd rather live in Canada.
  - refurb 8y ago
    It’s not one person in Canada. the Court ruled that the Quebec Health Insurance Act and the Hospital Insurance Act prohibiting private medical insurance in the face of long wait times violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoulli_v_Quebec_(AG) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoulli_v_Quebec_(AG)