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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had it done. Revealed a genetic anomaly that led me to have a preventive double mastectomy.

I'm torn about whether I think I should've had it done, though. Now I'm flagged with a giant preexisting condition, and the monsters in control of the government are about to kill the ACA.[/quote]

Are you kidding? Any genetic test results are much riskier if socialistst take over our healthcare. I will never get genetic testing for this reason. [/quote]

Serious question, in what way?  Because if the ACA is repealed, it’s easy to imagine that for-profit health companies will label genetic issues as pre-existing conditions.  What about a European-style health care system would worry you?[/quote]

DP.  Take a look at European cancer survival rates.

With the exception of lung cancer (Japan is better) and childhood leukemia, the US has the best cancer survival rates in the world. The UK rates are abysmal.

Socialized medicine is great for routine care, but it sucks if you need rare or expensive specialty care.  The GOAL in the UK is to get you into see a cancer specialist for treatment within two months of an "urgent referral" and they miss that 25% of the time.  People who are diagnosed in the US are upset if they can't get into see a specialist within a week.

This is from an article about [u]improvements[/u] that they've made in NHS survival rates (it used to be worse):

"The latest NHS data for cancer waiting times in shows hospitals are continuing to miss their target to see patients quickly.

"The NHS in England is meant to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral by a GP.

"But currently nearly one in four patients wait longer, according to figures released on Thursday."

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49661516#:~:text=The%20UK%20government%20said%20other,2001%20to%2072.8%25%20in%202016.

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/concord-2.htm

http://cancercomparator.abpi.org.uk/survival.shtml#:~:text=While%20the%20European%20average%20five,for%20this%20type%20of%20cancer.[/quote]

The statistics don’t show what you’re saying.  There’s not a huge disparity between us and other nations in terms of 5 year survival rates for major cancers.   https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/concord-2.htm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_of_healthcare

And in those countries, they don’t worry about going bankrupt if they need treatment.  [/quote]

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