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Cancer death survival rates (US vs. Norway)[1]:

Prostate (97% vs 86%)

Breast (89% vs 86%)

Cervix (63% vs 71%)

Rectum (64% vs 65%)

Colon (65% vs 62%)

Leukemia (51% vs 53%)

[1]https://ourworldindata.org/cancer

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These rates are tricky to evaluate because they depend a lot on screening philosophy (i.e. (a) in one country, a non-aggressive cancer is never detected and never counted. In another, it is detected and counted as "survival". (b) some lethal forms of cancer have fairly constant distribution of survival time, so if you detect them earlier, you can take credit for higher survival rates without actually having altered the course of the cancer in any way).

Rich people are skewing the data favorably. The average does not tell the full story.

https://qz.com/1519229/the-annual-cancer-rate-report-shows-t...

Actually your data shows that both rich and poor saw a significant decrease in cancer deaths, the wealthy just saw a bigger decrease.

You could probably say the same about any random country. Not sure what your point is.

Do those stats count all detections where the patient died, or all deaths where the cause of death was determined to be cancer? I can imagine in the USA someone who can’t afford treatment might end up committing suicide, thereby artificially lowering the cancer rate and the deaths from cancer statistic.

Remembering that different countries have different definitions for, say, infant mortality (eg: difference of opinion as to what counts as a live birth, meaning that some countries report lower infant mortality but higher perinatal mortality)

I read the comment as referring to how the infrastructure is set up, not the care itself.

For me this covers how payments and insurance are organized.

Most people who are used to free healthcare aren't ready for the type of bills that come from an accidental visit to a US hospital.

I’d be curious to see for each country the average stage at which a persons cancer was detected, and the average personal financial impact for treatment.

Cancer death survival rates are universally 0%

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You're within the statistical margin of error.

Don't forget the bill

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