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

Rik Sandberg sanderico1 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 23 08:16:43 EDT 2008


Pete,

Perhaps you may want to reconsider this. The fact that you have gone out 
and caught something that a doctor or the health care system isn't able 
to cure or repair, doesn't make them the cause of your death.

Humans lives are not meant to be infinite.

Rik

"Stupid is supposed to be painful" .... Rik Sandberg



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
>> -- 
>>
>>       
>>    
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> If you're looking for great wines for less than $US20, get the latest 
>> finds at http://shortcourseinwine.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
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