Cancer Facts
In any nation, the well-off tend to enjoy better health care - and better health - than do the poor and/or members of minority groups. This is true in the United States...
posted 4.6.2008 at 10:47am est:
In any nation, the well-off tend to enjoy better
health care - and better health - than do the poor
and/or members of minority groups. This is true in the
United States, where experts say better access to
health care corresponds to lower rates of disease,
including cancer.
Research also shows that uninsured patients are more
likely to be treated for cancer at late stages of
disease, and they're more likely to receive
substandard care. "It's really a major concern," says Ronit Elk, PhD,
the American Cancer Society's director of research
targeted at the poor and underserved. "Everyone needs
to have access - equal access - to optimal care". "The Good Intentions Foundation wishes to help those
less fortunate to the best of our ability" says
Tomecko.
(resource: American Cancer Society)