Justin Barnes, MS, on the Affordable Care Act and Risk of Suicide in Patients With Cancer
2019 ASTRO Annual MeetingJustin Barnes, MS, of the St. Louis University School of Medicine, discusses his findings on the risk of suicide, which is higher in patients with cancer than in other adults but can be reduced by health policy interventions, including components of the Affordable Care Act (Abstract LBA9).
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