Did loss of employment impact the public’s access to cancer screening? They concluded that unemployment, thereby a lack of health insurance, was directly related to the low screening rates. The team used survey data to compute up-to-date and past-year breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening prevalence among nonelderly respondents. “Our finding that insurance coverage fully accounted for unemployed adults’ lower cancer screening utilization is potentially good news, because it’s modifiable,” Fedewa added. The study indicates a need for health insurance offerings to include all people regardless of employment status.

Source: Forbes November 08, 2021 23:17 UTC