Less Mammography in my future

[Trek420]

Have wondered about this for a long time, Trek with respect to U.S. present health care system.

But that's another long, long separate discussion.

I'm not in the medical field, no training in it whatsoever etc. I do work in a busy call center where most of the folks I talk to are both poor and disabled and have done so over 13 years, so I've heard a lot.

Difficulties like being unable to get to preventative and after care appointments are common challenges. Some live in areas with no public transportation, one illness where suddenly you can't drive and preventative and after care is out of the question if you do not have an awesome support network. Others can't afford the time off required to do all that.

You'd be surprised the number of tales I hear of one disease or diagnosis, a lost job or being on disability and a spiral into poverty or maybe you wouldn't.

If I had $5.00 for every time I've heard "I used to be like you with a good job, never thought this could happen to me ...." I'd be retired .... and probably being an activist for this cause full time.

I'd really like to see figures on cancer survivorship by income level but you are right .... that's a whole 'nother discussion.