YID With LID: Socialized Medicine KILLS!!: Thousands of British Die Annually From Late Cancer Diagnosis

YID With LID: Socialized Medicine KILLS!!: Thousands of British Die Annually From Late Cancer Diagnosis

During the past few months, the United States has been embroiled in a debate about the government takeover of Health Care. Our friends "across the pond" in Great Britain have been discussing healthcare as well. The UK discussions are not about a government health care takeover, that has already happened, their discussions have been about how awful the medical care is in the British socialized medical system.

We are constantly that a most important part of treating cancer is early detection. The newest revelation about the over-worked British medical system is up to 10,000 British lives a year are lost because of a delayed diagnosis of their cancer.

Currently, 90% of patients are diagnosed by symptoms, rather than through screening. Professor Richards' comments will feature in a forthcoming article in the British Journal of Cancer. In the piece, Professor Richards says: "These delays in the patient presenting with symptoms and cancer being diagnosed at a late stage inevitably costs lives.

...He cited a new study which found about half the deaths that could be prevented were due to Britain's three biggest cancer killers - tumours of the lung, colon and breast.


Professor Richards said part of the problem was that British people were worried about wasting doctors' time, and so often did not present until their symptoms were relatively advanced.