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November 21, 2018
Study: ACA and Medicaid Expansion Drops Number of Uninsured and Lowers Disparities in Some States
A study by American Cancer Society researchers was recently published in JAMA Oncology. Researchers found that the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion dropped the number of uninsured patients in all states. States with Medicaid expansion saw access-to-care disparities diminish dramatically.
January 27, 2015
Study: Targeted Biopsy Improves Accuracy of Prostate Cancer Diagnoses
Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have found that using a type of targeted biopsy finds more high-risk prostate cancers and fewer low-risk prostate cancers than standard biopsy.
February 24, 2014
For the Young and Uninsured, Cancer Diagnosis Often Comes Late
Adolescents and young adults who do not have health insurance are more likely than those who have private insurance to be diagnosed with cancer after it has spread to other parts of the body – when it is more deadly and harder to treat.