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A Medicare-associated impact on cancer survival at age 65 in the United States, 2004-2013.
For low-survival cancers such as lung and liver, cancer survival among 64-year olds (the age before Medicare eligibility) appears slightly but significantly worse than that for 65-year olds (the age of Medicare eligibility). This could be explained by reduced access to treatment in the period before Medicare eligibility.