Poorer Women More Likely to Die From Breast Cancer

The article by Allan Moses called “Poorer Women More Likely to Die From Breast Cancer,” is about how women with little to no money will die from breast cancer, than women with a higher income had a higher death rate. But due to the new development of cancers, the treatment needed costs more, so the condition reversed and poorer women began to have a higher death rate. In the year 2011, more than 230,000 women will get breast cancer and about 40,000 will die. Most of the women in that 40,000 will be the death of a poor woman.

I believe that this is an issue that should not be overlooked. The government should not just allow innocent lives to die because they come from low income homes. The treatment for breast cancer is costing more and not everyone can pay. Dr. Rachel A. Freedman, a Boston-based oncologist, goes on to say, “Women from lower economic status have less access to resources, have suboptimal insurance coverage, may receive substandard care and often present with more advanced cancer diagnosis,” meaning that there isn’t really much of a surprise as to why low income women can’t get appropriate treatment.

I think that there should be an easier way for low-income women to receive treatment. Maybe even providing free treatment for women who are at a much higher risk to prevent death. Though I don’t see much change being done towards this problem because of the new treatments being made and the growing cost. It would be nice to see that there is a change being made to save these women’s lives.