Reply #49: well you are absolutely wrong, you will go untreated

[pitohui]

In this society, even charity would cover it, let alone doctors would want to treat it just for the experience, so I wouldn't fear cancer on that level. If you can't afford health insurance, Medicaid would cover you - it might not be the best, but at least should be as well as what prisoners would get.

there is no requirement to treat anyone under medicare age except to stabilize them if they don't have insurance

in the 70s i knew 2 men with brain tumors, 1 received no treatment, the other was treated by charity hospital and then hounded for the money until the day he died because he was discovered to be working

in the 90s a man in my neighborhood w. his own business and therefore no ability to get health insurance got brain cancer in his 30s, he's dead now

today there are more, not fewer, people who lack insurance and hence putting out begging cups to get pennies for treatment when they develop cancer

next question?

cancer is not some rare disease where a doctor will line up to treat you for free so he can get a write up in the medical journal

if you can afford it, get proper insurance, otherwise you are going to be in for a real bad surprise one day