Re:Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly Among Young Adults?
by robotnikman on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @06:30PM
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IIRC in america women can get it free through insurance, but men have to pay out of pocket if they want it, and it's expensive.
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Re:Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly Among Young Adults?
by jeffbee on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @07:34PM
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Hasn't been my experience. My son got it as a matter of routine and my private (employer) insurance paid it.
Re:Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly Among Young Adults?
by HPVadvisory on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @12:36AM
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I have never heard of this. If you have more information this would be a potential lawsuit. However, vaccination is known to be ineffective over the age of 25 for preventing the most commonly associated HPVs with cancer (subtypes 16, 18, etc) because of the high likelihood it has already embedded into the body by an older age, and a vaccine does not retroactively remove that HPV.
Re:Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly Among Young Adults?
by aeternum on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @01:48AM
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It was definitely a thing, much harder to get insurance to pay for it for guys. Maybe it changed in the US, but it looks like Canada for example still discriminates based on gender: https://immunizebc.ca/hpv
In the US, years ago, it was possible to get if you were a guy between 18-25 but you really had to demand it and confirm/claim a low number of sexual partners. Not sure if that's still the case, hopefully not.