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National Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program : national report • program years 2003-2014 : summarizing the second decade of progress towards breast and cervical cancer control
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2019
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Description:The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) was authorized by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 to provide breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to
low income, under- and uninsured women. Breast and cervical cancers are more often diagnosed at a later stage and cause more cancer deaths among medically underserved women. These disparities could be reduced if all women are able to receive appropriate screening, diagnostic, and treatment services. The NBCCEDP became a nationwide program by 1996, providing services to women who would otherwise not have access to potentially life-saving care. In Program Year (PY) 2014, the last year addressed in this report, the NBCCEDP funded all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 territories, and 11 Native American/Alaska Native tribes or tribal organizations. From PY1991 to PY2014, the NBCCEDP served 4.8 million women and provided over 12 million screening examinations. These services resulted in 55,262 invasive breast cancers, 17,811 pre-invasive breast lesions, 3,553 invasive cervical cancers, and 166,082 pre-invasive cervical lesions being diagnosed. Women who are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer or pre-cancers through the NBCCEDP could be eligible for treatment through Medicaid under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Treatment Act of 2000.
This report provides an update to the previous report on the first 10 years of the NBCCEDP, presenting programmatic information along with screening, diagnostic and outcomes data for women served from PY2003 through PY2014. As the NBCCEDP evolves to engage a dynamic health reform environment, eligible women will continue to be provided cancer screening by the program. Additionally, greater emphasis will be given to improving clinic-level cancer screening rates in health systems that serve low income women. Moreover, community partners remain essential to improving breast and cervical cancer control for more low-income women.
Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: National Report for Program Years 2003-2014. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2019.
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