Blisstree » cost of healthcare http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:25:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 LA Offers Free Cancer Screenings http://www.blisstree.com/articles/la-offers-free-cancer-screenings/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/la-offers-free-cancer-screenings/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:42:51 +0000 Cherie Burbach http://www.blisstree.com/?p=68169 Post from: Blisstree

LA Offers Free Cancer Screenings

]]> The women who are at the greatest risk of dying from cancer are “women of color and those who are financially disadvantaged.”  Too often it seems that the people who need the tests the most are the ones who can’t afford to get them.

1161454_thermometer_and_pills1Now for some good news. The L.A. County Department of Public Health is “offering free breast and cervical cancer screening tests for low-income women with no health insurance.” This couldn’t come at a better time, with unemployment at all-time high.

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