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Patients Are More Likely To Get Cancer Screenings Once on Medicare, Report Finds

August 10, 2023

The study found that 10 out of the 14 conditions were more commonly diagnosed in the first year of having Medicare than in the five years before or after. These conditions are breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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