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2 words to banish from healthcare

Say you’re a betting person. If someone gave you great odds to get rid of the words “recission,” and “pre-existing condition,” in the healthcare debate, would you take it?

If you would, you’d be skunked by the obvious. more »

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Reported drop in mammography

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Cancer, Volume 109, Issue 12, p.2405-2409 (2007)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.22723

Abstract:

Timely screening with mammography can prevent a substantial number of deaths from breast cancer. The objective of this brief was to ascertain whether recent use of mammography has dropped nationally. This report establishes for the nation what already has been observed in some local data. The results confirmed that the use of mammography may be falling. This change needs to be monitored carefully and also may call for intervention. Cancer 2007. Published 2007 by the American Cancer Society.

Insurance status and stage of cancer at diagnosis among women with breast cancer

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Cancer, Volume 110, Issue 2, p.403-411 (2007)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.22786

Abstract:

Individuals without medical insurance or with limited insurance are less likely than those with broader insurance coverage to receive preventive services and to seek timely medical care. The authors examined the associations of insurance status with stage at diagnosis among women with breast cancer.