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Old 01-24-2017, 04:40 PM
 
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Saw this article linked on Yahoo and thought it might interest readers of the Kentucky forum.

<<The poor showing for eastern Kentucky contrasts with wealthier parts of the state and "is tremendously troubling," said Ben Chandler, president of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky , a nonpartisan group that funds health policy research and advocacy.


Chandler cited poor access to health care and high smoking rates and said the disparities highlight a need for statewide smoke-free laws. The foundation funded a study that found that Kentucky's 2014 Medicaid expansion under the ACA covered costs for many cancer-related preventive health measures including mammograms and colon cancer screenings.


How that expanded access will fare under with the health care law's expected repeal "has been of great concern to us," Chandler said.>>


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Old 01-25-2017, 09:12 AM
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It doesn't say what kind of cancer has a high rate in eastern Kentucky. If it's mostly lung cancer, smoking alone might explain the difference. But the rates of most kinds of cancer aren't affected nearly as much by smoking as lung cancer is. I'm not sure which kinds of cancer are most affected by obesity, but obesity seems to be a statewide problem. Also poor people tend to eat more junk food and less healthy food, but I don't know which kinds of cancer are affected by that either.
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Old 01-25-2017, 09:51 PM
 
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Don't forget the simple fact that eastern KY is coal country.
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