Illinois to Offer Free Cancer Screenings for Uninsured Women
In 2003, 8,064 women in Illinois had been recently diagnosed with either breast or cervical cancer. 2,057 women died that year from these cancers. If cancer is caught early, there is a greater chance of surviving the disease. That's why this is such an important program. Many women don't have the financial means to access these screenings and treatments. The IBCCP's new program now offers free pelvic exams and free pap tests to any uninsured woman age 35-64. Women 40 - 64, who are also uninsured, will be able to have free breast exams. If a younger woman is showing symptoms and meets their guidelines, they will consider them for treatment on a case to case basis.
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2007, about 11,150 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Approximately 3,670 women will die from cervical cancer in the United States in 2007. Cervical cancer occurs most often in Hispanic women. The rate is twice that for non-Hispanic white women. African-American women will develop this cancer 50% more often than non-Hispanic white women.
Numbers show that there will be approximately 7,030 new female breast cancer cases in the state of Illinois in 2007. Of those numbers, approximately 1,740 women will die of breast cancer in Illinois in 2007. White women have the highest overall rate of breast cancer among American racial groups. African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age, with an expected national death rate in 2007 to be 34.4 deaths per 100,000 women versus 25.4 deaths per 100,000 for White women.
Women can find out how to get breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment by logging onto www.cancerscreening.illinois.gov or by calling 888-522-1282.
Sources:
www.cancerscreening.illinois.gov
www.idph.state.il.us
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