# Is the US healthcare system too broken to cure cancer?

https://mins.news/en/item/60293

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 02:52 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/16/aje-onl-nf_us-healthcare-too-broken-to-cure-cancer-150926?traffic_source=rss

> The United States has invested billions of dollars in cancer research, yet cancer remains one of the country’s biggest killers. Ted Okon of the Community Oncology Alliance says that even if a cure were found, the US would not be able to treat every cancer patient.

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