A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

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    the VA is no longer classifying breast cancer in men as a “reproductive organ” cancer

    That’s a political, not a scientific, classification. Women without breasts can still reproduce, so breasts are not reproductive organs in a strict sense for either of the main genders.