Cancer Society ads: Lack of insurance costing lives

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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The American Cancer Society is devoting its entire $15 million advertising budget for 2007 to highlight the problems faced by Americans who don't have any or enough health insurance.

The society says that, because they lack insurance, people may not be getting the checkups they need to catch cancer early, when treatments are more successful.

"Reducing suffering and death from cancer may only truly be possible if all Americans are able to visit their doctor for regular checkups, early detection screening tests and prompt, quality cancer treatment if and when they need it," said Richard C. Wender, national volunteer president of the society.

The ad campaign is "going to tell the American people that a large and growing number of people are dying needlessly from cancer, because they don't have access to our health care system," said John Seffrin, the society's chief executive officer.

More at link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/17/cancer.ads/index.html?section=cnn_topstories&eref=yahoo