The Cellar - View Single Post - August 23, 2007: Scary facial tumor [kinda graphic] and giant hand

Clodfobble · 08-23-2007, 01:07 PM

A.) China has a lot more people, so statistically, they're going to have more people with unlikely diseases.
B.) China's environmental policies aren't exactly what ours are. Crazy-ass chemicals are abundant in the air and water.
C.) China's healthcare system is horrific. Someone in the U.S. might get a tumor like this--and about the time it was the size of a grape, they would go to the doctor and have it removed. No such option in rural China.

You get cases like these from Africa, too, but they're even less likely to get volunteer medical assistance and thus be reported on.

08-23-2007, 01:07 PM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	A.) China has a lot more people, so statistically, they're going to have more people with unlikely diseases. B.) China's environmental policies aren't exactly what ours are. Crazy-ass chemicals are abundant in the air and water. C.) China's healthcare system is horrific. Someone in the U.S. might get a tumor like this--and about the time it was the size of a grape, they would go to the doctor and have it removed. No such option in rural China. You get cases like these from Africa, too, but they're even less likely to get volunteer medical assistance and thus be reported on.