[Rhodes22-list] U.S. medical system leading cause of death

[Herb Parsons]

Pete,

What's your source that "right now the health care system itself in the 
united states is the leading cause of death"?

petelargo wrote:
> Thanks for your post. You will see plenty scare tactic e-mails and 'BOO'
> blogs on this in the upcoming months. Most will be nonsense.  By what
> measure is the current health care system so great if right now the health
> care system itself in the united states is the leading cause of death?
> Somethings wrong and I mean big time.
>
>
> Lynn Hoffman wrote:
>   
>> I noticed in one of the recent diatribes, a letter from someone who
>> claimed
>> that socialism killed his parents. There's a lot to be said about 
>> that letter, but
>> I think I'll just comment on the claim that there are only three 
>> oncologists in Montreal.
>> Unfortunately, I've come to know a little bit about oncologists and where
>> to
>> find 'em. Here's the medical roster of the oncology department at one 
>> hospital there. (McGill)
>>
>> Dr Gerald Batist - Chair
>> Penny Chipman, Manager, Clinical Research Program
>> Fran Ezzy-Jorgensen, Administrative Officer, Department of Oncology
>> Dr Eduardo Franco - Cancer Division of Epidemiology
>> Dr Carolyn Freeman - Division of Radiation Oncology
>> Dr. Thomas Jagoe - Cancer Nutrition-Rehabilitation Program
>> Dr Petr Kavan - Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program
>> Dr Carmen Loiselle - Oncology Nursing
>> Dr Richard Margolese - Oncology Department, JGH
>> Dr Catalin Mihalcioiu - Division of Medical Oncology
>> Dr Wilson Miller - Clinical Research Program
>> Dr Lawrence Panasci - Division of Medical Oncology
>> Dr Michael Pollack - Cancer Prevention Program
>> Dr Jaroslav Prchal - Community Oncology Program
>> Dr Zeev Rosberger - Psychosocial Oncology Program
>> Dr Jeremy Sturgeon - Oncology Department, MUHC
>> Dr Simon Tanguay - Prostate Cancer Program
>> Dr Marc Tischkowitz - Cancer Genetics Program
>> Dr Anna Towers - Palliative Care
>> Dr Michel Tremblay - Basic Cancer Research
>>
>>
>> So the guy who wrote that is a patent liar. The sad thing is that 
>> many people will read that and remember something about how 
>> 'socialized medicine killed somebody and ain't it a shame?' The good 
>> news is that this crap is the best they got and maybe we'll get 
>> somewhere with health care when people know the facts.
>>
>> Lynn
>> -- 
>>
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>>    
>> Lynn Hoffman is the author of bang BANG, a novel about a woman who 
>> uses some unusual weapons to tackle the gun culture in Philadelphia.
>>
>> He is also the author of  The New Short Course in Wine from PrenticeHall.
>>
>> More? want to read rave reviews? an excerpt?
>>
>> http://www.kunati.com
>>
>> You can read more and order a copy of bang-BANG from:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601640005
>>
>> or from your local bookseller.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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