Posted on Dec 16, 2023
A soldier died of cancer at 26. Her family says the Army is to blame.
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Martinez was given a biopsy confirming devastating news: she had breast cancer — and it had progressed too far for treatment. However, Martinez’s family says that the specialist had voiced health concerns to military providers ten months earlier, in January, and requested the exact diagnostic test that would have revealed the cancer in time to save her life. Martinez had met with an oncologist and requested a medical screening for breast cancer, knowing she had a family history of breast cancer and possessed the BRCA2 gene mutation, a strong indicator for the disease. But, according to court documents and Larumbe, the Defense Department’s TRICARE health insurance provider denied Martinez an MRI diagnostic screening three times, saying she didn’t meet the necessary criteria.
Moreover, according to the suit, Martinez’s primary doctor declined to order any alternative screenings.
Moreover, according to the suit, Martinez’s primary doctor declined to order any alternative screenings.
A soldier died of cancer at 26. Her family says the Army is to blame.
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I had cancer for years before someone finally looked at my labs. I hope they find a way to honor her. She’s as dead as someone on a battlefield. She was in danger, asked for help, denied until she died.
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Her PCM easily could have ordered the testing. This is why when people say we get "free healthcare" as if it's really good healthcare. It's not.
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