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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 619668" data-attributes="member: 23950">We are not far behind you, and in 2007-2008 2 major cancer clinics opened up in Edmonton and Calgary. (in this province alone), others probably too.So, wait for the next stats to come out, and we should be on top.And spending half then the US does, and access to everyone.&nbsp;And cancer isn&#039;t just the only illness. We do better in other parts :here is a reminder :Has Canada Got the Cure?&nbsp;by Holly Dressel &nbsp;posted Aug 04, 2006&nbsp;<img src="http://www.yesmagazine.org/images/issues/64/us-canada.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp;Canada outranks U.S. in healthcare report card&nbsp;Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:10pm EDT&nbsp;TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada outperforms the United States in health outcomes but is well behind global leaders like Japan in overall health of its population, a Canadian report released on Monday showed.The annual report card by the Conference Board of Canada ranked Canada 10th out of 16 developed countries, with a &quot;B&quot; grade. The United States was the worst performer, placing 16th and earning a &quot;D&quot; grade.&nbsp;Canada performed better on 11 indicators; such as survival rates for colorectal cancer, childhood leukemia, and kidney and liver transplants. The U.S. performed better on 6 indicators, including survival rates for breast and cervical cancer, and avoidance of childhood diseases such as pertussis and measles. It should be noted that the 21 indicators were distilled from a starting list of 1000.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 619668, member: 23950"] We are not far behind you, and in 2007-2008 2 major cancer clinics opened up in Edmonton and Calgary. (in this province alone), others probably too. So, wait for the next stats to come out, and we should be on top. And spending half then the US does, and access to everyone. And cancer isn't just the only illness. We do better in other parts : here is a reminder : [B]Has Canada Got the Cure?[/B] [B]by [B][COLOR=#232f4a]Holly Dressel[/COLOR][/B] [/B] posted Aug 04, 2006 [IMG]http://www.yesmagazine.org/images/issues/64/us-canada.gif[/IMG] [B]Canada outranks U.S. in healthcare report card[/B] Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:10pm EDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada outperforms the United States in health outcomes but is well behind global leaders like Japan in overall health of its population, a Canadian report released on Monday showed. The annual report card by the Conference Board of Canada ranked Canada 10th out of 16 developed countries, with a "B" grade. The United States was the worst performer, placing 16th and earning a "D" grade. Canada performed better on [B]11[/B] indicators; such as survival rates for colorectal cancer, childhood leukemia, and kidney and liver transplants. The U.S. performed better on [B]6[/B] indicators, including survival rates for breast and cervical cancer, and avoidance of childhood diseases such as pertussis and measles. It should be noted that the 21 indicators were distilled from a starting list of 1000. [/QUOTE]

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