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Subject: RE: Money and AIDS
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Date: 26 Jun 89 04:23:00 GMT
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        To throw another issue into the debate, the most recent OUT/LOOK
has an article in it written by a Lesbian involved with AIDS
but who also has or is involved with cancer patients.  I
haven't read the article, but a friend of mine described it
to me.  Basicly its about the way that PWAs have many
services that people with cancer, particularly women with
cancer, do not.  She cites for an example the fact that more
money and services are available for the few hundred women
with AIDS (I assume in her region) than for the
thousands of women with cancer.
        Like I say, I haven't read the article, but from
the bits that were described for me, I heard another good
argument for why the US health care system needs a major
overhall.
        Anybody want to start a direct action group to
agitate for better cancer treatment?

                                                John Chapman
                                        SJC9582@OBERLIN