"According to a new memo obtained by the outlet, the VA has removed male breast cancer from a predetermined list of presumed service-connected diseases that qualify veterans for health care coverage. The reason? To comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order to eliminate "gender ideology," which he issued on his first day in office. Male breast cancer is rare. According to the CDC, about one in every 100 breast cancers diagnosed in the U.S. is found in a man."
"The VA's new rule reverses part of a Biden-era policy, the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which passed in 2022 and gave the VA more power to expand healthcare and benefits. In 2024, the PACT Act allowed the VA to add three cancers. Among them was male breast cancer, which was categorized as a reproductive cancer, since science has proven "marked similarity" between men's and women's breast cancers."
An 80-year-old Navy veteran learned in 2024 that his long-inactive male breast cancer relapsed and now faces reduced access to VA care. The VA removed male breast cancer from a predetermined list of presumed service-connected diseases to comply with an executive order banning "gender ideology." Male breast cancer is rare but appears to be increasing, is deadlier in men, and affects veterans disproportionately. The rule reverses part of the 2022 PACT Act expansion that added male breast cancer as a reproductive cancer because of marked similarity to female breast cancer. The rollback will reduce VA treatment eligibility for affected male veterans.
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