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Laryngeal Cancer
Patients with Medicaid and those lacking insurance have higher risk of advanced laryngeal cancer
September 3rd, 2007
Individuals with advanced-stage laryngeal cancer at diagnosis were more likely to be uninsured or covered by Medicaid than to have private insurance, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “Laryngeal [voice box] cancer is diagnosed in nearly 10,000 men and women in the United States annually and is among the most common cancers in the upper aerodigestive tract,” according to background information in the article. Stage at diagnosis is a key factor influencing prognosis and treatment. “It is plausible that individuals without health insurance or with other barriers to health care...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-09-03)
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