August 20, 2014
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program was established by Congress in 1990 to provide quality breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured women. Over 24 years, the program has established strong capacity with the clinical care system to become the only nationwide cancer screening program serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and 11 tribes or tribal organizations.
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Millions of Underserved Women in U.S. Benefit from CDC’s Breast and Cervical Screening Program
More than 4.3 million women with limited access to health care received breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services in the first 20 years of the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).