Published 11 months ago

Legislation Can Help Reduce Urban-Rural Cancer Disparities in Texas

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Cancer patients in Texas are significantly more likely to die than those in urban and suburban areas. Congressman Jodey Arrington introduced legislation to help address this rural-urban disparity. A new technology has been developed that can detect multiple types of cancer by analyzing a patient's blood sample. The Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing the tests.

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Legislation Can Help Reduce Urban-Rural Cancer Disparities in Texas - Wilson County News

Cancer is a relentless enemy. Even with recent advances we have seen in oncology treatments, over 600,000 Americans will die of it this year. And more than 41,000 of those deaths – more than double the population of Plainview, to put it in perspective – will occur in Texas. The evidence tells us that cancer is not an equal opportunity killer. Cancer patients in the rural parts of our state, for example, are significantly more likely to die than…

11 months ago·Floresville, United States

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Legislation Can Help Reduce Urban-Rural Cancer Disparities in Texas

By Mike Easley Cancer is a relentless enemy. Even with recent advances we have seen in oncology treatments, over 600,000 Americans will die of it this year. And more than 41,000 of those deaths – more than double the population of Plainview, to put it in perspective – will occur in Texas. The evidence tells us that cancer is not an equal opportunity killer. Cancer patients in the rural parts of our state, for example, are significantly more lik…

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