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Title: The VA is limiting breast cancer care because of Donald Trump
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 29, 2025, 01:34:34 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 29, 2025, 01:34:34 PM
The VA is limiting breast cancer care because of Donald Trump
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/the-va-is-limiting-breast-cancer-care-because-of-donald/
Faefyx Collington (29 Oct 2025)
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reportedly moved away from providing coverage for breast cancer in male patients. While breast cancer is a rare but serious health problem for cisgender men, the memo in question cites one of Trump's anti-trans executive orders as the reason for the change.
"Cancer in male veterans should be covered," a VA oncologist, Dr. Anita Aggarwal, told ProPublica. "These people have put their lives at risk for us."
According to a memo obtained by ProPublica, male breast cancer will no longer be covered by policies that are part of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which made it easier for veterans to receive necessary care through the VA.
In that memo, the Trump administration argues that under Biden, male breasts were "falsely classified" as "reproductive organs," which meant that male breast cancer could be covered under the PACT Act's remit of covering "reproductive cancer of any type."
While this appears to be an attempt to attack the trans community, ignorantly asserting that men don't have breasts, the Biden administration's decision was based on science. They found that the "marked similarity of male and female breast cancer" and "the similarities between the epidemiology, treatment, and psychosocial effects of breast cancer in males compared to females" justified the coverage.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/the-va-is-limiting-breast-cancer-care-because-of-donald/
Faefyx Collington (29 Oct 2025)
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reportedly moved away from providing coverage for breast cancer in male patients. While breast cancer is a rare but serious health problem for cisgender men, the memo in question cites one of Trump's anti-trans executive orders as the reason for the change.
"Cancer in male veterans should be covered," a VA oncologist, Dr. Anita Aggarwal, told ProPublica. "These people have put their lives at risk for us."
According to a memo obtained by ProPublica, male breast cancer will no longer be covered by policies that are part of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which made it easier for veterans to receive necessary care through the VA.
In that memo, the Trump administration argues that under Biden, male breasts were "falsely classified" as "reproductive organs," which meant that male breast cancer could be covered under the PACT Act's remit of covering "reproductive cancer of any type."
While this appears to be an attempt to attack the trans community, ignorantly asserting that men don't have breasts, the Biden administration's decision was based on science. They found that the "marked similarity of male and female breast cancer" and "the similarities between the epidemiology, treatment, and psychosocial effects of breast cancer in males compared to females" justified the coverage.
Title: Re: The VA is limiting breast cancer care because of Donald Trump
Post by: Lori Dee on October 29, 2025, 04:44:23 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on October 29, 2025, 04:44:23 PM
Now I am curious how this will affect me. I have been getting mammograms through the VA every year since 2020. In 2023, my doctor told me that since my previous results were negative, they would screen me every two years.
I now have a consult pending for a mammogram here at a local hospital. I have been waiting for them to call to set up an appointment. A couple of days ago, I received a call from the Care in the Community Coordinator to set up an Endocrinology appointment in Colorado Springs with UCHealth. I asked him to check the status of my other consults, and he confirmed that Optometry, Dermatology, Mammogram, and Endocrinology are all "being processed".
I wonder if this will be like my Voice Training, and they will just cancel my appointments and close out the consults. <sigh>
I might have to go get a job just for insurance.
Or I could just go dig for gold and pay cash for everything. Hmmm.
JOB = Just Over Broke, or dig tax-free gold out of the ground. Yeah, I'm not looking for a job.
I now have a consult pending for a mammogram here at a local hospital. I have been waiting for them to call to set up an appointment. A couple of days ago, I received a call from the Care in the Community Coordinator to set up an Endocrinology appointment in Colorado Springs with UCHealth. I asked him to check the status of my other consults, and he confirmed that Optometry, Dermatology, Mammogram, and Endocrinology are all "being processed".
I wonder if this will be like my Voice Training, and they will just cancel my appointments and close out the consults. <sigh>
I might have to go get a job just for insurance.
Or I could just go dig for gold and pay cash for everything. Hmmm.
JOB = Just Over Broke, or dig tax-free gold out of the ground. Yeah, I'm not looking for a job.