Funds Sought to Study High Breast Cancer Rate
From Staff and Wire Reports
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) has asked the federal government for more money to figure out why Marin County women have such a high rate of breast cancer.
In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, the lawmaker asked for $1.5 million to finance more studies of the county’s cancer rate, which far exceeds that of other urban counties.
Some blame environmental factors, others cite cultural and behavioral issues. Still others say it may be because the county’s more affluent women are more likely to get exams.
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