New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screenings

January 22, 2009

New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening!

		NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening! We Can’t Afford to Back Down From the Fight Against Breast Cancer—Especially in Tough Economic Times. The Cancer Services Program (CSP) offers lifesaving breast, cervical and colon cancer screening to people without health coverage in every county of New York. Operating through 47 Partnerships--a network of more than 5,000 hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices, they provide the only hope of cancer testing for New Yorkers with little or no insurance. SAVE LIVES and MONEY, DIAGNOSE CANCER EARLYDetecting cancer early, when it is most treatable, saves lives and it also saves money. The New York State Department of Health estimates the cost of the Cancer Services Program in the last year was offset by $46 million in savings due to early detection. DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE UNINSURED!As more people lose their jobs and health coverage in this recession, the demand for these services is growing. The CSP needs $29 Million, the same amount spent on services in FY 2008-09. And still, it won’t be enough to meet the need. It’s estimated that 550,000 New Yorkers are eligible for CSP services. Last year, 80,500 were screened, that’s less than 20%. TAKE ACTION The Governor’s budget proposes $20.7M FY09-10, we need the Legislature to invest $8.3M more, otherwise thousands of women will be turned away from lifesaving cancer screening in the coming year.

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