As I have discussed in the past, prevention and screening are a significant part of the ACA. Because of the ACA, insurance is required to cover all U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Grade A and B recommendations, which are services expected to have substantial to moderate net benefits.

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The research team believes if doctors can identify people who have the ATM gene fault, they can be targeted for screening and prevention.

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For example, the Affordable Care Act has expanded coverage of free preventive care (including HIV screening and STD prevention counseling for adults at higher risk) to an estimated 3.8 million AAPIs with private insurance.

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Prevention is the key, and timely screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care are critical if Latinas are to survive cancer and sustain a good quality of life.

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Breast cancer prevention will happen one day, and until it does, we will need to focus on early detection through screening and improving treatment.

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The message really is that women should practice all aspects of breast cancer prevention and early detection, and we should all support research efforts to improve mammography and find better ways of screening.

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No, screening everyone in the herd is often not worth it, we are now finding out across multiple disease prevention spheres.

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