Cancer deaths in industrialized nations went up during the Great Recession. The Lancet, a British medical journal, estimated that about a quarter of a million more people died of cancer than expected between 2008 and 2010, and that the rate was higher in countries without universal health care.
A Washington Post article published yesterday examines the Lancet study more closely and suggests that perhaps those without health care insurance postponed expensive diagnostics and treatment. But establishing a cause and effect between cancer deaths and access to health care is dicey. And even if there is a connection, what, if anything, do we do about it?
As cancer patients, those of us with ET have more than a passing interest in this issue. Delaying diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment will affect our general health. So please read and ponder.
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