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Medicare pays for mammograms to help detect early breast cancer. Medicare also pays for treatment of breast cancer, once the patient is diagnosed with the disease. These treatments may include chemotherapy and radiation.
Source:
Medicare.gov: Breast Cancer Screening (Mammograms)
"Washington Post;" Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar; Steven Reinberg; June 2008
Resource:
National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer
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