Updates matching "Breast and Cervical Cancer"

Idaho's governor approved a budget that increased funding for Women's Health Check, Idaho's Breast and Cervical Cancer screening program, by $150,000.

Advocates were instrumental in persuading the Alabama state legislature to add $316,800 to the state's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, after it had been cut entirely from the Governor's budget for the third year in a row.

ALBANY, N.Y.: As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network. In the unofficial survey of programs for

Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health at its hearing focused on a set of new recommendations on early detection of breast cancer by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Brawley's testimony

Dr. Clare Bradley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society in New York and New Jersey is testifying this afternoon in front of the New York City Council. The Council has scheduled hearings on the controversy surrounding mammography and the life-saving value of early detection. Below is a statement

Today, the Senate approved an amendment to the health care legislation would give access to lifesaving cancer screening for women requiring all health plans to cover mammography screenings with no deductibles or co-payments. Offered by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), this measure was one of two mammogram amendments that the Senate

Long Island Volunteer Joins NFL Players to Talk About Cancer Screening Programs WASHINGTON. DC - ACS CAN volunteer and breast cancer survivor Gail Carey of Long Island was recently at the Nation's Capitol to talk about the crucial need for the government to fund the National Breast and Cervical Early