The Affordable Care Act and Cancer Care for Young Adults

Cancer Journal (United States)

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 194-198

  Han, Xuesong ^a   Jemal, Ahmedin ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Affordable Care Act; cancer screening; cancer stage at diagnosis; cancer treatment; cervical cancer; dependent coverage expansion; HPV vaccination; insurance

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; NEOPLASM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020681441     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000265     Document Type: Review

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