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Observational Study
. 2018 Jan 1;4(1):128-129.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.3861.

Trends in Breast, Colorectal, and Cervical Cancer Incidence Following the Affordable Care Act: Implications for Cancer Screening

Maxine Sun  1   2 , Alexander P Cole  1 , Stuart L Lipsitz  1 , Quoc-Dien Trinh  1
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Observational Study

Trends in Breast, Colorectal, and Cervical Cancer Incidence Following the Affordable Care Act: Implications for Cancer Screening

Maxine Sun et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This observational study uses incidence rates before and after adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to assess whether adoption of the ACA increased screening for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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