The law states that "reproductive cancer of any type" be covered. Officials added male breast cancer under that category after a working group of experts reviewed the science. The decision noted "the marked similarity of male and female breast cancer."
The Trump administration's memo argues that designation is a mistake. "The Biden Administration falsely classified male breasts as reproductive organs," Kasperowicz said in his statement to ProPublica.
A former official who was involved in the VA's decision last year said that while there were discussions about how to interpret "reproductive cancer," the scientific consensus among VA oncologists was clear. "The evidence showed that male and female breast tissue respond similarly to toxic exposures and share nearly identical biological and mutational profiles," said the former official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing concern for his job prospects in government. "Expanding coverage to male breast cancer was the right call."…
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