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After we interviewed dozens of oncologists, pored over published
papers, and obtained outcomes data that cancer centers have never
before made public, it became clear that for these cancers there are
indeed significant outcome differences depending where you are
treated.
Five years after surgery for prostate cancer, for instance, 72
percent of men treated at leading hospitals are alive, compared with
62 percent of those treated elsewhere. Scrutinizing data from specific
cancer centers reveals even greater gaps. Five-year survival for stage
IV prostate cancer is 71 percent at Fox Chase, for instance, but 38
percent nationally. For stage IV breast cancer, the respective figures
are 28 percent and 19 percent—an almost 50 percent edge. For stage IV
cervical cancer, five-year survival is 33 percent at the Cleveland
Clinic vs. 16 percent nationally.
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/10/health-data-now.html####
Is similar data available in Canada?
--Daniel.
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