The News:
Insurance key to cancer longevity
The uninsured are nearly twice as likely to die within five years, a study finds. Health care obstacles are "condemning thousands," an expert says.
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 12/19/2007 11:38:45 PM MST
ATLANTA — Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to the first national study of its kind and one that sheds light on troubling health care obstacles. ATLANTA — Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to the first national study of its kind and one that sheds light on troubling health care obstacles.
The Research:
Read an editorial about this story in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
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