US vs. Europe Cancer Survival Rates.

A comparison of the US and European healthcare shows a table of cancer survival ratings in both systems. Here is a summary:

"Based upon period survival data for 2000-02 from 47 European cancer registries, 5-year survival rates were found to be higher in the U.S. than in a European composite for cancer at all major sites (see table above, click to enlarge). For men (all sites combined), 47.3% of Europeans survived 5 years, compared to 66.3% of Americans. For women, the contrast was 55.8% vs. 62.9%. The male survival difference was much greater than the female primarily because of the very large difference in survival rates from prostate cancer.

Thus, the US appears to screen more vigorously for cancer than Europe and people in the US who are diagnosed with cancer have higher 5-year survival probabilities."

Read the Rest: http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2009/08/5-yr-cancer-survival-rates-us-dominates.html

And we are beating them without universal healthcare.