Breast and Cervical Cancer

Since 1991, the National Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program has provided more than 15 million breast and cervical cancer screenings to those who need them most. Before the end of the year, Congress must pass legislation that supports this program. Cancer can't wait. Contact Congress today!

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, urge your Senators to reauthorize a program that provides free and low-cost breast cancer screenings to low income individuals.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) women and cervical cancer rates are 56% higher among AIAN women than non-Indigenous White women.

Send a message to your senators right now urging them to cosponsor this bill that will help save lives from breast and cervical cancer.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote soon to reauthorize a program that provides free and low cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to those who need them most.

Please join us for one of our two new volunteer training meetings - Tuesday, March 26th at 12PM or Thursday, March 28th at 5:30PM. We will give an overview on the volunteer opportunities, discuss ASC CAN priorities, and introduce you to the ACS CAN Florida team. We hope you can join us!

The 2024 Florida Legislative Session adjourned today, and we had quite a few wins for cancer patients in Florida.

The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) is a critical safety net to ensure that all eligible individuals – no matter where they live or how little money they make – can get a free or inexpensive breast or cervical cancer screening. But today, the program doesn’t have enough funding to serve everyone who needs it.

Even though U.S. breast and cervical cancer death rates have been declining for several decades, not all people have benefited equally from advances in prevention, early detection, and treatments. LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be uninsured, lack access to health care, and delay health care including critical screenings. The NBCCEDP (National Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program) provides timely access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 6 U.S. territories, and 13 tribes.