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CDC Media Advisory: Supplement provides comprehensive analysis of national cancer screening program

CDC - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Screening Women, Saving Lives

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                             
Monday, May 18, 2015

404-639-3286    

Supplement provides comprehensive analysis of national cancer screening program

What

An in-depth analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) examines the overall successes and challenges faced by the largest organized cancer screening program in the U.S.

When

Monday, May 18, 2015

Where

 A special supplement of Cancer Causes and Control, includes 16 articles examining the needs of women served by the NBCCEDP and the extent to which those needs are met.

Why

The NBCCEDP is designed to reach women who are underserved and may not have access to breast and cervical cancer screening services. Since it began in 1990, the NBCCEDP has provided access to breast and cervical screening to more than 4.3 million women in the U.S., five U.S. territories, and 11 tribes.
Articles in the supplement focus on several topics, such as:
  • Program and state variations in the proportion of women served
  • Cancer detection rates in the NBCCEDP
  • Clinical outcomes for women in the program, including the first population-based comparison of women in the NBCCEDP with women not enrolled in the program who have early- and late-stage diagnosis of breast cancer.
The special supplement also provides the first look at human papillomavirus (HPV) test use as part of screening in the NBCCEDP.
As the only nationally organized cancer screening program in the U.S., the NBCCEDP provides a model to guide future efforts in providing preventive health services and understanding the impact of these services on reducing deaths from breast and cervical cancer among all women in the U.S.

Features

Map of the United States that says 4.3 millionMillions of Women Have Benefited from NBCCEDP
More than 4.3 million underserved women were screened in the program’s first 20 years.
Image of Cancer journal coverJournal Supplement
“National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Two Decades of Service to Underserved Women.”
Map of the United StatesFind a Screening Provider
The NBCCEDP provides screenings and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women.
NBCCEDP Screening Program SummariesScreening Program Data
Results from the NBCCEDP, representing breast and cervical cancer screening services provided to program-eligible women.

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