Related Reading

News

• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 1 in 5 Young Women Has No Plans to Get a Mammogram
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 5 Steps to Lower Your Risk for Breast Cancer
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• A Woman's Diet Might Help Her Avoid Breast Cancer
• After Long Decline, Breast Cancers in Young U.S. Women Are On the Rise
• AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts
• AI May Not Be Ready to Accurately Read Mammograms
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• Antibody Drug Boosts Survival for Type of Advanced Breast Cancer
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Birth Control Pills Tied to Slight Rise in Breast Cancer Risk, Regardless of Formulation
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Bogus Info on Cancer Common Online, and It Can Harm
• Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Higher Odds for Dangerous A-Fib
• Breast Cancer Genes Raise Risks for Older Women, Too
• Breast Cancer Management Services Offer Guidance to At-Risk Patients
• Breast Cancer May Spread Faster at Night
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide
• Breast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Pause Longer-Term Meds During Pregnancy
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer Treatment Effects on Sex Life a Hidden Burden
• Breast Cancer Treatments Don't Raise COVID Risks
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• Breast Pain Doesn't Always Mean Cancer: When to Get a Mammogram
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Common Type 2 Diabetes Meds Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Concerns Around Sex, Fertility Often Ignored in Breast Cancer Care: Survey
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Diabetes May Mean Worse Long-Term Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Do Older Patients Need Radiation Rx After Breast Cancer Surgery?
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor
• Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges
• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• FDA Warns of Rare Cases of Certain Cancers Linked to Breast Implants
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Gene Test Spots Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Post-Op Chemo
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Half of Women Will Get False-Positive Mammogram Over 10 Years of Screening
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
• Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Benign Are 'Benign' Breast Findings? Study Finds Link to Higher Cancer Risk
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
• 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
• Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
• Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
• Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
• Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
• Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
• National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Reveals She Has Breast Cancer
• Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
• New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
• New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
• Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
• Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
• Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
• Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
• Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
• Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
• Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
• Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
• Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
• Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
• Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
• The Future of Cancer for Americans
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
• Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
• Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
• U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
• U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
• U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
• Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
• When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
• Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes