Re: Death Panels

In article <44hbuvgfhl.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
sethb@xxxxxxxxx (Seth) writes:
In article <20090831.0806.109619snz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
David G. Bell <dbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Perhaps you should be looking at how old patients are when they die of
cancer. Even without effective treatment, earlier detection will improve
the five-year survival rate.

So if the US averages earlier detection, how is that not a form of
better health care?

Because without effective treatment, it doesn't help the patient at
all.

Yes, it does. The information is useful, even if there's no
treatment. (If you knew you had a disease that would kill you in 5
years, would you change the way you acted?)

The point is that with no actual treatment, the survival rate can
still vary.

Agreed.

Seth
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