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> But quite evidently, the US system leads to harrowing quandaries for many ill people and their families, worse overall health outcomes, higher overall costs, and richer health insurance CEOs than what's done in all other developed countries; and I still don't understand why you appear to defend it. We're specifically talking about cancer treatment in this thread, where the data is pretty clear: the US has dramatica…
> the US has dramatically better survival rates for cancer in the US, No, the US massively over-tests and over-diagnoses cancer at very early stages, but this does not lead to better quality of life nor to longer life.
Prostate cancer is considered one of the most treatable forms of cancer. It's lethal if not treated. But given the proper intervention, a person can live for literally years (if not decades). The treatment isn't fun, but it's very effective, and most people consider it better than, you know, death. As of a few years ago, the survival rate for people with prostate cancer was over 90% in the US. People are actually more likely to die from an unrelated cause than they are to die from prostate cancer after treatment.
The UK, on the other hand, has an abysmal track record of treating prostate cancer - worse than every other OECD country, in fact. As of a few years ago, the survival rate was barely more than 50%. That is shameful , and it's ridiculous to dismiss that as "overdiagnosis".