>What evidence do you have that demonstrates that the lowest mortality rate for breast cancer has nothing to do with its healthcare system?
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>You mean in Japan? are you testing me, TH? ;-)
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>OK. The average western incidence of breast cancer is close enough to 300% of the Japanese. So you'd expect the Japanese mortality rate to be lower just because there are fewer cases, not because its health system is 300% as good at treating breast cancer.

First, that is not scientific evidence. I would be more likely to accept some evidence that showed that breast cancer was less common in the Asian population (whichI think is true and there is evidence of that). Second, the studies are done using rates per 100,000. If your theory were correct, the U.S. mortality rate for breast cancer victims should be much, much higher than all other countries due to its population and # of incidents of breast cancer (nearly if not the highest), but it's survivorability rate is the best.