Tag: cancer
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As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and several more could reach his desk in the legislative...
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State Senate passes bills to lower a barrier to colon-cancer screening and allow patients to synchronize their prescriptions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Two health-related bills, one to remove a financial barrier for colorectal cancer screenings and the other to allow consumers to synchronize prescriptions...
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Medicare to pay for CT scans of people at high risk of lung cancer
Medicare will now pay for low-dose CT scans for people at high risk of getting lung cancer, a change welcomed by officials in Kentucky, which leads the nation in lung...
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Heavy use of e-cigarettes may deliver big doses of formaldehyde, which can be a cause of lung cancer, study suggests
Vapor produced by electronic cigarettes can contain a surprisingly high concentration of formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that can cause lung cancer through prolonged exposure—researchers reported Wednesday in a study published in...
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Jane Beshear launches campaign for new cancer screening van
First Lady Jane Beshear, along with representatives from the Kentucky Cancer Program, the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center and KentuckyOne Health, have launched another “Horses and Hope”...
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Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it’s time for a House floor vote
Kentuckians have remained steady in their support for a comprehensive statewide smoking ban with two-thirds supporting it, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. Hours after the poll was...
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KET program to host authors of “Life Lessons from Cancer” to discuss inspirational messages of book
“One to One” with Bill Goodman will feature the authors of Life Lessons from Cancer, Keen Babbage and his sister-in-law Laura Babbage, on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. ET...
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Lung cancer gets much less research funding than other cancers, but is deadlier, especially in Kentucky
Lung cancer takes more lives annually than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, but the disease “generally doesn’t get the public attention or research dollars in proportion to its lethality,”...
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Medicare plans to pay for lung-cancer screening, a boon to Ky.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to start paying for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scans for people at high risk. Spiral CT (computed tomography), which is used...
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McConnell seeks ‘timely and fair review’ of plan for Medicare coverage of CT scans for those at high risk for lung cancer
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to “give a timely and fair review to determine whether low-dose computerized tomography (CT) scans should be...