Veteran Denied Treatment Amidst Cancer Fight
Gulf War veteran Joe Worthy says VA denied him cancer treatment because of his income. He now urges others to get screened early.
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https://newsletter.tf/veteran-denied-va-cancer-treatment-income/
A veteran was denied cancer treatment by the VA, despite having stage 4 colon cancer. This is different from a recent case where $50,000 was raised for another soldier.
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https://newsletter.tf/veteran-denied-va-cancer-treatment-income/
If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted people over the age of 60 or 70. But although it is still true that the majority of new cancer diagnoses affect the over-70s, the pattern is changing in subtle ways. Some cancers are increasingly found in younger people. Take colorectal (bowel) cancer: while rates have declined in those over 60, data shows a sharp increase in many developed countries among people under 50, in what’s called early-onset disease. Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Continue reading...
If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted people over the age of 60 or 70. But although it is still true that the majority of new cancer diagnoses affect the over-70s, the pattern is changing in subtle ways. Some cancers are increasingly found in younger people. Take colorectal (bowel) cancer: while rates have declined in those over 60, data shows a sharp increase in many developed countries among people under 50, in what’s called early-onset disease. Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Continue reading...
If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Cancer used to be seen as part of ageing: something that mainly afflicted people over the age of 60 or 70. But although it is still true that the majority of new cancer diagnoses affect the over-70s, the pattern is changing in subtle ways. Some cancers are increasingly found in younger people. Take colorectal (bowel) cancer: while rates have declined in those over 60, data shows a sharp increase in many developed countries among people under 50, in what’s called early-onset disease. Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Continue reading...
🔬 Burden of colon and rectum cancer attributable to processed meat consumption in China, 1990–2021
As consumption of processed meats like sausages and bacon increased in China, rates of colon and rectum cancer deaths rose, particularly among men and people born after the 1960s.
Mortality went from 0.23 to 0.32 per 100,000 people; disability-adjusted life years increased from 5.83 to 8.57 per 100,000.
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