Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 30 years to prove

Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by defrost on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:56PM (#41854898)

There's nothing in the Australian health care system that precludes people with uncommon conditions seeking specialist treatments either in Australia or abroad.

> she will have a much higher chance of survival in the US.

Without a deep dive it looks ballpark the same, to be honest.

AU Cancer Survival Rates:

    The 5-year survival for cancer in 1991–1995 was 55% and by 2016–2020, the rate had increased to 71%. Even with decreasing mortality rates and increasing survival, the number of deaths from cancer has been increasing.

15 Aug 2024 - https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/cancer-data-in-austra...

US Cancer Survival Rates:

     Five-year survival rates have also been increasing for an even longer period of time. The overall cancer survival rate was 49 percent in the mid-1970s. It currently sits at 68 percent

2023: https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2023/01/cancer-s...

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by dyauspitr on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @10:26PM (#41855038)

Interesting, Australia seems to be actually doing better with cancer survival rates. I truly wonder what the downsides are if any.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by Narkov on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @11:43PM (#41855398)

We/Australia has a massive focus on early detection of skin cancer due to our overly sunny weather. It's possibly that we detect more cancer and treat it earlier thus the better outcomes?

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by dyauspitr on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @01:02AM (#41855778)

I would love to see those cancer stats without the skin cancer stats.

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