Tag Archives: Cervical

Sharp Declines in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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CDC Foundation and George W. Bush Institute to Partner in $3.6 Million Grant to Address Global Cervical Cancer

The CDC Foundation and the George W. Bush Institute announced a new partnership to help stem the tide of cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries based on a $3.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant, managed by the CDC Foundation, will enable the George W. Bush Institute, the U.S. … Continue reading CDC Foundation and George W. Bush Institute to Partner in $3.6 Million Grant to Address Global Cervical Cancer

Millions of Underserved Women in the U.S. Have Benefited from CDC's Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program

More than 4.3 million women with limited access to health care received breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services in the first 20 years of the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).

Journal Supplement: "National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Two Decades of Service to Underserved Women"

The Cancer supplement contains 13 new papers evaluating aspects of the NBCCEDP. They describe outreach, education, and health care collaboration activities, as well as data quality, evaluation, cost estimates, and suggestions for future programming.

Some Older Women Are Not Getting Recommended Cervical Cancer Screenings

A recent study found that some women do not continue to get screened for cervical cancer as they get closer to 65 years old. The only way to know it is safe to stop being tested after age 65 is if you have had several tests in a row that didn’t find cancer within the … Continue reading Some Older Women Are Not Getting Recommended Cervical Cancer Screenings