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Treating breast cancer.(This Just In)(Brief Article)

TREATING BREAST CANCER. Focus groups show that the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, which provides Medicaid coverage to women who would not otherwise be eligible for such assistance, has been a success, at least in California, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. However, women in a parallel program

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