Iowa expands coverage for breast cancer screening, biomarker testing
Laura Belin: New laws will make advanced testing for breast cancer and other diseases more accessible to Iowans with health insurance.
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Laura Belin: New laws will make advanced testing for breast cancer and other diseases more accessible to Iowans with health insurance.
April 28, 2021 Statewide Iowa — Cancer patients and cancer survivors in Iowa are being asked to take a survey about their experiences in hopes of improving the difficult process for everyone. Jackie Cale, the Iowa grassroots manager of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network, says the “Survivor Views” survey should only take ten minutes to fill out online and it can be a tremendous outlet. (As above) “Some of the questions vary, like have they had access to clinical trials? Have they ever felt that there was a barrier to their cancer care?” Cale says. “We go into som...