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WASHINGTON — Cancer researchers say there has been a substantial increase in women under the age of 26 who have received a diagnosis of early-stage cervical cancer, a pattern that they say is most likely an effect of the Affordable Care Act.
Starting in 2010, a provision of the health law allowed dependents to stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26. The number of uninsured young adults fell substantially in the years that followed. The share of 19- to 25-year-olds without health insurance declined to 21 percent in the first quarter of 2014 from 34 percent in 2010 — a decrease of about four million people, federal data show.
Researchers from the American Cancer Society wanted to examine whether the expansion of health insurance among young American women was leading to more early-stage diagnoses. Early diagnosis improves the prospects for survival because treatment is more effective and the chance of remission is higher. It also bolsters women’s chances for preserving their fertility during treatment. And women with health insurance are far more likely to get a screening that can identify cancer early.
Researchers used the National Cancer Data Base, a hospital-based registry of about 70 percent of all cancer cases in the United States. They compared diagnoses for women ages 21 to 25 who had cervical cancer with those for women ages 26 to 34, before and after the health law provision began in 2010. Early-stage diagnoses rose substantially among the younger group — the one covered by the law — and stayed flat among the older group.
About 79 percent of the younger group had an early-stage diagnosis in 2011-12, up from about 71 percent in 2007-09. For the older group, the percentage dropped to 71 percent from 73 percent, a change that is not statistically meaningful.
The study, published in JAMA, was not aimed at proving that the change was a direct result of the law. But the size of the database, and the fact that the share of young women with health insurance had increased so substantially, led researchers to conclude that the law was having an effect. (Pap tests are a part of most routine medical checkups for young women.)
“It’s a very remarkable finding, actually,” said Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, one of the researchers. “You see the effect of the A.C.A. on the cancer outcomes.”
The effect for younger women looked even stronger when analyzed by year. About 84 percent of the younger group had early-stage diagnoses in 2011, compared with 68 percent in 2009. Early-stage diagnoses dropped to 72 percent of the group in 2012, a drop that Dr. Jemal said was typical during increases in screenings, because many of the early-stage cases have already been detected.
For several years, researchers have been trying to test whether the law is working to improve health, but isolating its effects has been tricky. A study this spring found that the number of new diabetes cases identified among poor Americans had surged in states that embraced the Affordable Care Act, but not in states that had not.
Since November 2009, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recommended that cervical cancer screening begin at age 21, the only cancer screening recommendation for that age group. Dr. Jemal said that change made it impossible to compare the total number of women who got screened before and after the health care law came into effect.
It's possible for a mother with an HPV infection to transmit the virus to her infant during delivery. This exposure may cause HPV infection in the baby's genitals or upper respiratory system.
Talk about spin. "Cancer researchers say there has been a substantial diagnosis of cervical cancer among women younger than 26" and they credit a freaking convoluted federal program that is as long as a Stephen King novel rather than investigating why the more hell young women are becoming victims of cervical cancer. Everyone knows that school health programs have screened potential cervical cancer patients and some government programs might actually increase the chances of young women to be diagnosed with stages of cervical cancer. ACA is a freaking bystander.
The effect for younger women looked even stronger when analyzed by year. About 84 percent of the younger group had early-stage diagnoses in 2011, compared with 68 percent in 2009. Early-stage diagnoses dropped to 72 percent of the group in 2012, a drop that Dr. Jemal said was typical during increases in screenings, because many of the early-stage cases have already been detected.
Looks like this little cover'm'up all transpired in the last few years and where was the current administration then?
CDC admits 98 million Americans were given cancer virus via the polio shot
Nature has a cure though, a little truth goes a long way;
Antioxidant Activities of Chokeberry Extracts and the Cytotoxic Action of Their Anthocyanin Fraction on HeLa Human Cervical Tumor Cells
I thought this was a perfect place being y'all was talking health care an did you did mention the cancer so it does fit right in.Looks like this little cover'm'up all transpired in the last few years and where was the current administration then?
CDC admits 98 million Americans were given cancer virus via the polio shot
Nature has a cure though, a little truth goes a long way;
Antioxidant Activities of Chokeberry Extracts and the Cytotoxic Action of Their Anthocyanin Fraction on HeLa Human Cervical Tumor Cells
This has absolutely nothing to do with the OP. There are several threads about vaccines where it would make more sense to post this silliness.
I thought this was a perfect place being y'all was talking health care an did you did mention the cancer so it does fit right in.Looks like this little cover'm'up all transpired in the last few years and where was the current administration then?
CDC admits 98 million Americans were given cancer virus via the polio shot
Nature has a cure though, a little truth goes a long way;
Antioxidant Activities of Chokeberry Extracts and the Cytotoxic Action of Their Anthocyanin Fraction on HeLa Human Cervical Tumor Cells
This has absolutely nothing to do with the OP. There are several threads about vaccines where it would make more sense to post this silliness.
What you consider reputable and I consider reputable may be two different type thought processes. I am inclined to believe the man who was in on the creation of the vaccines when he was interviewed and told about the SV40 viruses that were known to be in the vaccines before he passed. Very few people believe much of any of the propaganda put out by the mainstream and our governing bureaucrats due to so many of them overlooking health hazards in favor of money and commerce. I don't see where anything was debunked when the issue is not fully determinable nor privately investigated but instead the Congress obliged big money so the pharmaceutical industry could keep on keeping on and not be destroyed by forth coming lawsuits when the information was released. Just because the websites change does not make a photo of that cached site any less valid. Nor does just saying something is debunked make it truth.I thought this was a perfect place being y'all was talking health care an did you did mention the cancer so it does fit right in.Looks like this little cover'm'up all transpired in the last few years and where was the current administration then?
CDC admits 98 million Americans were given cancer virus via the polio shot
Nature has a cure though, a little truth goes a long way;
Antioxidant Activities of Chokeberry Extracts and the Cytotoxic Action of Their Anthocyanin Fraction on HeLa Human Cervical Tumor Cells
This has absolutely nothing to do with the OP. There are several threads about vaccines where it would make more sense to post this silliness.
Well, at least you're not rejoicing because you believe cancer is punishment for "sins," as some in this thread seem to be suggesting, but the "polio vaccine causes cancer" myth has been debunked. Next time make sure your sources are reputable (e.g., the PubMed article at your second link).
I am inclined to believe the man who was in on the creation of the vaccines when he was interviewed and told about the SV40 viruses that were known to be in the vaccines before he passed.
It was I downloaded it about eight years ago. youtube sv40 virus interview - Google SearchI am inclined to believe the man who was in on the creation of the vaccines when he was interviewed and told about the SV40 viruses that were known to be in the vaccines before he passed.
Is the interview itself or a transcript available online? That would be a reputable source.
