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Congress Should Reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

March 26, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) is highly effective at detecting and treating breast and cervical cancer in low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women – who may otherwise not be screened.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Congress to reauthorize this critical program by passing the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act.

PDF icon NBCCEDP Reauthorization Fact Sheet FINAL 3.26.2024
PDF icon Spanish: El Congreso debería volver a autorizar el Programa Nacional de Detección Temprana del Cáncer de Mama y de Cuello Uterino (Cervical) - NBCCEDP

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