2 ms·
It has one of the highest early-stage survival rates of any cancer, I guess it does if one has usable health insurance. The scores of millions of Americans who
by WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
It has one of the highest early-stage survival rates of any cancer,
I guess it does if one has usable health insurance. The scores of millions of Americans who don't - I guess they make up a lot of that death rate.
- Johnny555 5y agoI'm not sure that's true - for many (most?) people with low-grade prostate cancer, it's not going to end up being what they die of and can just be ignored. There's debate about whether or not PSA screening is leading to too much unnecessary cancer treatment. So it's possible that doing nothing at all is as good as more screening and early treatment.
- conductr 5y agoI wish I was joking, but those folks often don't make it into the "early-stage" cohort because they don't get the simple routine healthcare that would allow for early detection/diagnosis
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoThis tends to be a true thing when it's a choice between healthcare or a place to live.