Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance
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A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Being screened for prostate cancer more often does improve disease detection overall, but it doesn&#39;t help doctors spot aggressive cancers better, a new study finds.
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MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured Americans or those with certain types of public health insurance are more likely to have oral or breast cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage, compared to people with private insurance whose disease is caught earlier.
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Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, Northern Ireland researchers find.
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MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer tends to grow faster in children than in adults, but a new study finds there&#39;s scant evidence on how delays in diagnosis might affect outcomes.
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Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.
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A new study provides further evidence that health insurance is getting more expensive. It says family premiums in employer-sponsored health plans have jumped 11.
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NEW YORK  - Many people with colon cancer  may not be diagnosed until after symptoms arise, even though  the disease can be caught earlier with routine screening, a  study released Monday suggests.
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People with at least some education beyond high school have a lower cancer death risk than those with less education, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday
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SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Not every cancer patient is reaping the benefits of advances in medical care, new research shows.
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Researchers at Indiana University, Ohio State University and the University of Missouri have begun a five-year, $8 million project that will help doctors better understand the damage caused by breast and ovarian cancers.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- Shortcomings in the capability of cells to repair damaged DNA are linked with increased breast cancer risk, says a study in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal of the American Cancer Society.
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NEW YORK  - When a person is first diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment, their work may suffer; but in the long run, most people who survive cancer work a similar number of hours as anyone else, new study findings show.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- While recent patient surveys have suggested that Americans of all backgrounds are getting important disease-screening tests, a new review of Medicare claims refutes that view.
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Patients with coronary artery disease face nearly double the risk of healthy people for colorectal cancer, according to a Hong Kong study released Tuesday in the United States.
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When a person is first  diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment, their work may  suffer; but in the long run, most people who survive cancer  work a similar number of hours as anyone else, new study  findings show.