> That just goes to show how unfair the medical system there is. Not everyone can afford treatment, and those who cannot are already otherwise more at risk due

> That just goes to show how unfair the medical system there is. Not everyone can afford treatment, and those who cannot are already otherwise more at risk due to the affordability of processed foods imposing unhealthy ”lifestyle choices” as well as downright hazardous living and working conditions. I get that this explanation fits with a common preconception of the US, but it doesn't bear out in reality. The US has a higher survival rate for all common types of cancer than all other developed countries, and this has been consistently the case for the last three decades. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)33326-3/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...