Study: Adults with limited English proficiency have worse access to health care and cancer prevention services

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Researchers at the American Cancer Society have found that after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, adults in the United States with Limited English Proficiency had consistently worse access to medical care, including cancer prevention services, than adults without LEP. 

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