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Uninsured cancer patients 60-64 face worse outcomes than Medicare beneficiaries aged 66-69


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IMAGE: Dr. Gerard Silvestri was very surprised by his findings, as younger patients typically have better outcomes than their older counterparts with similar stages and types of cancer.
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of
Health Affairs. This work, a joint effort between Silvestri and researchers at the American Cancer Society, highlights the current dire barrier in medical care: Many people cannot take advantage of the newer potentially lifesaving treatments due to the high costs. ....

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Hollings researcher identifies that lack of insurance is worse than age in affecting poor cancer outcomes


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Hollings researcher identifies that lack of insurance is worse than age in affecting poor cancer outcomes
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs. This work, a joint effort between Silvestri and researchers at the American Cancer Society, highlights the current dire barrier in medical care: Many people cannot take advantage of the newer potentially lifesaving treatments due to the high costs.
Silvestri said the research began last year, inspired by the hotly debated topic of expanding Medicare insurance coverage to those under 65. Using the National Cancer Database, which contained data collected between 2004 through 2016 from over 1.2 million cancer patients, Silvestri began investigating lung cancer outcomes based on insurance status and age. ....

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