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Implementation of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: The beginning
Author(s) -
Lee Nancy C.,
Wong Faye L.,
Jamison Patricia M.,
Jones Sandra F.,
Galaska Louise,
Brady Kevin T.,
Wethers Barbara,
StokesTownsend GeorgeAnn
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.28820
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cervical cancer , family medicine , disease control , service delivery framework , service (business) , gynecology , cancer , environmental health , business , marketing
In 1990, Congress passed the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act because of increases in the number of low‐income and uninsured women being diagnosed with breast cancer. This act authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) to provide high‐quality and timely breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low‐income, uninsured women. The program started in 1991, and, in 1993, Congress amended the act to allow the CDC to fund American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations. By 1996, the program was providing cancer screening across the United States. To ensure appropriate delivery and monitoring of services, the program adopted detailed policies on program management, evidence‐based guidelines for clinical services, a systematized clinical data system to track service quality, and key partnerships that expand the program's reach. The NBCCEDP currently funds 67 programs, including all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 US territories, and 11 tribes or tribal organizations. Cancer 2014;120(16 suppl):2540‐8. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.