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Medicare Coverage Improves Mortality Outcomes in Regions of Poverty in United States

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  • 1. Department of Surgery, West Virgina University School of Medicine, 3200 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25304, USA

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  • 1. Puckett

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Objectives: Access to care and poverty have been associated with a higher risk of breast cancer, but their impact on breast cancer death has not been fully evaluated. We hypothesized that analysis of data from a large database would further elucidate the association between socioeconomic status and breast cancer mortality.

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