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Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by vlovich123 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @07:42PM (#26654698)
In case you're wondering why you got downvoted, my guess is that people have the following trivial counterargument. Even if all of that is true, that wouldn't explain the specific jump at 65. That's clear evidence that people want the medical treatment but it's not available to them without Medicare.
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Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @07:45PM (#26654725)
The jump at 65 is likely in part because it's the official definition of old for basically everything in the US and it's a lot harder to justify being in denial about needing to see the doctor from that point forward.
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