Clinic refused man breast cancer screening
MARION, N.C., April 8 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man whose parents both had breast cancer said he was refused breast cancer screening at a clinic that said it serves women only.
Scott Cunningham, 45, of Marion, was turned away from the Rutherford-Polk-McDowell Health District's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program because it serves only females ages 40-60, ABC News reported Thursday.
"My chest is swollen, just like it started with my dad," Cunningham said.
He waited to see a doctor because he was laid off and didn't have health insurance, but said he finally sought help when his condition worsened.
Helen White, clinical nursing supervisor at the Rutherford-Polk-McDowell Health Department, said federal breast screening funds, which are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are strictly for women, but said she would help Cunningham find medical care.
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