How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.

By: Rhonda Winegar, University of Texas at Arlington; Tara Martin, University of Texas at Arlington, and Zhaoli Liu, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation

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Published: April 1, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 months ago

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By Rhonda Winegar, University of Texas at Arlington; Tara Martin, University of Texas at Arlington, and Zhaoli Liu, University of Texas at Arlington

Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at what stage of cancer they’re diagnosed and how long they survive.

As researchers who study cancer …

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