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Washington (AFP) – The United States spends twice as much on cancer care as the average high-income country, but gets only middle-of-the-table survival results, a study said Friday. The results were published in the Journal of the American Health Association (JAMA) Health Forum. “There is a common perception that the US offers the most advanced cancer care in the world,” said lead author Ryan Chow, who is pursuing a medical degree and PhD at Yale University, in a statement. America is touted for developing advanced new treatments and approving them faster than other countries, and the team wer…