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Alternative Title:
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program : celebrating 30 years as leaders in cancer prevention and control
Corporate Authors:
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. Less -
Description:
On August 10, 1990, the United States Congress enacted the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990. The Act directed CDC to fund states for the purposes of screening women for breast and cervical cancer and referring them for treatment when needed; to develop information about breast and cervical cancer and share it with the public; to educate health care professionals about breast and cervical cancer detection and control; to allow states to monitor the quality of breast and cervical cancer screening; and to evaluate state programs’ activities.

With this Act, CDC established the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). From the beginning, the program focused on helping underserved women, including older women, women with low incomes, and women of racial and ethnic minority groups.

In fiscal year 1991, the program received $30 million in federal funds and made its first awards. The program served more than 10,000 women during its first full program year.


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Breast Neoplasms
CDC--history
Cervix Neoplasms
Health Planning
Health Promotion
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Mammography
Marketing Of Health Services
Mass Screening
National Health Programs
Preventive Health Services
Program Development
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis

Document Type:
Webpage
Name as Subject:
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (U.S.)
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:8cc27e83b4dfced3d9b97bbf877c827a68138b7fd0495934fea8340d840adf85
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