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Uninsured and Medicaid Patients More Likely to be Diagnosed With Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer
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Title Uninsured and Medicaid Patients More Likely to be Diagnosed With Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569305?src=rss
Description Patients without health insurance and those on Medicaid are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer at an advanced stage than Medicare patients and those with private insurance. Medscape Medical News
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Date Jan 29, 2008
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