Comparison
Oct 5th 2005, 1:29 pm
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Comparison
This is probably the wrong forum but anyway
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
Oct 5th 2005, 1:39 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
This is probably the wrong forum but anyway
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
Choose your answer from the following:
Zip, Zilch, Nada, Nought, ***** all, None, Diddly squat, etc etc etc
Oct 5th 2005, 1:42 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by rushman
Choose your answer from the following:
Zip, Zilch, Nada, Nought, ***** all, None, Diddly squat, etc etc etc
Zip, Zilch, Nada, Nought, ***** all, None, Diddly squat, etc etc etc
Oct 5th 2005, 1:43 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
This is probably the wrong forum but anyway
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
Oct 5th 2005, 1:48 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Sounds good, but will every district be able to afford it? I know that, depending on where you live, healthcare can be very good, or pretty crappy. I wonder if that will have any effect on this treatment....
Oct 5th 2005, 1:50 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
As it is here. And that I cant answer. However, at the very least the treatment will be made available even if you had to travel to another area.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:00 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
This is probably the wrong forum but anyway
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
I just heard on BBC Radio that ALL women in the UK who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will be put forward for treatment by Herceptin at a cost of over 40,000 pounds per patient. This has the potential to save many lives of young and middle aged women. This is obviously free on the NHS.
To the detractors who insist that health care is superior in the US I wonder could they offer what they feel the chances of the USA doing something like this would be?
FREE??? I think not.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:01 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Pigtails
FREE??? I think not.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:04 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
You think not what? Free in the UK or free in ths US?
Taxes my dear. Just always cracks me up on this board when they call social programs "free". You're paying for it in every paycheck.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:06 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Pigtails
Taxes my dear. Just always cracks me up on this board when they call social programs "free". You're paying for it in every paycheck.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:06 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
But, how long is the wait? Our wait times in Harrogate were, on the average, pretty good. But, if you had to travel to Leeds, the wait times were horrendous. Perhaps things have improved, but when I lived there a man had to wait almost a year to have a lump checked out by a consultant....
Oct 5th 2005, 2:07 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Manc
free upon delivery, Even with the odd waiting list.......people aren't left with the stark choice of death or bankruptcy.
Not going there with you again Manc. You know I'm right.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:08 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Pigtails
Taxes my dear. Just always cracks me up on this board when they call social programs "free". You're paying for it in every paycheck.
That was what we thought before emigrating. However since I now pay for medicare and social security in my pay checks and then pay $400 per month for health insurance AND THEN have to pay deductables, co-pays etc I now think otherwise.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:09 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Pigtails
You know I'm right.
Oct 5th 2005, 2:09 pm
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Re: Comparison
Originally Posted by Manc
a little too far for my liking.