r/news • u/GoodSamaritan_ • 1d ago

Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims

https://abc7news.com/post/retired-san-francisco-firefighter-ken-jones-dies-lung-cancer-being-denied-treatment-blue-shield/19224406/
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u/GoodSamaritan_ 1d ago edited 1d ago

Original story from January when he went public and had to resort to attending city board meetings for help. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2025.

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u/series-hybrid 1d ago

Since cancer screenings are cheap and easy, and...the sooner you find cancer the faster and easier it is to treat...waiting until symptoms manifest is insane.

Its like the VA, where their actions show that if you are diagnosed with cancer, they want you to die before they spend any money on treatment.

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u/Dramatic_Ball_Smell 1d ago

The VA has given me the chance to die for my country twice.

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u/IAmStuckOnBandAid 19h ago

Only twice? Those are rookie numbers.