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> If you want the most cutting edge medical care then USA is the no 1 destination for people all over the world. That's a bit like saying "you can find the cle

> If you want the most cutting edge medical care then USA is the no 1 destination for people all over the world. That's a bit like saying "you can find the cleanest air in the world in California". In remote locations in the desert or wilderness that's plausibly possible, but the vast majority of people live in cities with substantial air pollution. Likewise, most Americans do not have access to cutting edge medical treatments and endure what I would generously call apathetic care from their medical providers. What is available to a celebrity or Saudi prince will never be available to you or any other American you ever meet.

jryle70 4y ago
> Most Americans ... endure what I would generously call apathetic care from their medical providers. I call BS with "most Americans" or "apathetic care". Feel free if you want to share your anecdote. My personal experience and those I know though, is that the care is top notch. Cutting edge treatment? well I don't know, I was lucky not needing any of that. It's also probably more expensive compared to other countries. However our of pocket pay is very reasonable, and the level of care is excellent.
dangwhy 4y ago
> What is available to a celebrity or Saudi prince will never be available to you or any other American you ever meet. Generic Comments like these are really tiresome. One of my extended family member on medicare got BAT therapy [1] after all other options were exhausted. This is cutting edge therapy thats not available in other parts of the world where you are out of luck when all SOC options are exhausted. If you get advanced prostate cancer in USA you get something called 'triplet therapy' [2] which most parts of world like NHS, canada don't get this despite improved outcomes. 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35357024/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35357024/ 2. https://ascopost.com/issues/march-25-2022/triplet-combination-of-darolutamide-docetaxel-and-androgen-deprivation-therapy-extends-survival-in-metastatic-hormone-sensitive-prostate-cancer/ https://ascopost.com/issues/march-25-2022/triplet-combinatio...

jryle70 4y ago

> Most Americans ... endure what I would generously call apathetic care from their medical providers. I call BS with "most Americans" or "apathetic care". Feel free if you want to share your anecdote. My personal experience and those I know though, is that the care is top notch. Cutting edge treatment? well I don't know, I was lucky not needing any of that. It's also probably more expensive compared to other countries. However our of pocket pay is very reasonable, and the level of care is excellent.

dangwhy 4y ago

> What is available to a celebrity or Saudi prince will never be available to you or any other American you ever meet. Generic Comments like these are really tiresome. One of my extended family member on medicare got BAT therapy [1] after all other options were exhausted. This is cutting edge therapy thats not available in other parts of the world where you are out of luck when all SOC options are exhausted. If you get advanced prostate cancer in USA you get something called 'triplet therapy' [2] which most parts of world like NHS, canada don't get this despite improved outcomes. 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35357024/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35357024/ 2. https://ascopost.com/issues/march-25-2022/triplet-combination-of-darolutamide-docetaxel-and-androgen-deprivation-therapy-extends-survival-in-metastatic-hormone-sensitive-prostate-cancer/ https://ascopost.com/issues/march-25-2022/triplet-combinatio...