CDC - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)

CDC - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)

• According to this month's Vital Signs, more than 4,000 women in the US die from cervical cancer every year.
• Most cervical cancers can be prevented by screening and HPV vaccination.
• CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides access to breast and cervical cancerscreening services to underserved women across the US.

CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening services to underserved women in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 U.S. territories, and 11 tribes.

Features

Millions of Women Have Benefited from NBCCEDP
More than 4.3 million underserved women were screened in the program's first 20 years.

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

Find a Screening Provider
The NBCCEDP provides screenings and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women.

Screening Program Data
Results from the NBCCEDP, representing breast and cervical cancer screening services provided to program-eligible women.

23rd Anniversary Infographic

This infographic  [PDF-718KB] illustrates services provided by NBCCEDP-funded programs from 1991 to 2011.

More Publications

NBCCEDP Research

• Impact of the NBCCEDP on cervical cancer mortality among uninsured low-income women in the U.S.
• Economies of scale in federally funded, state-organized public health programs: results from the NBCCEDP
• Timeliness of cervical cancer diagnosis and initiation of treatment in the NBCCEDP

More Research