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Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
As for your relatives, I hope they don't have cancer. If they live in a
big city such as London, there is a 95% chance they will see a
specialist ONCE. In the country the chance goes down to 50% or less.

A pal of mine has had bowel cancer and also has prostrate cancer. Lives in
London. This is quite the reverse of his experience.

Second or recurring visits are also not as frequent, even in London.

I did not make this up, here is some historical data:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1116372/

Historical being the pertinent point - it's quoting data gathered over 20
years ago.

You can get current data from:

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/

I'm not saying things can't be improved. Especially with unlimited money.
But nothing is ever perfect. All one can reasonably expect is the best
compromise.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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