Decline in late stage cancer diagnoses after health reform law

(University of Pittsburgh) Advanced stage cancer diagnoses declined following health insurance expansion in Massachusetts, likely due to increased access to screening and diagnostic services that identified cancers earlier, according to new research led by health economists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The analysis specifically found the decline in colorectal cancers, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths nationwide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news