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Every
Woman Counts: Cancer Detection Programs
Every Woman Counts provides free screening for breast and cervical cancer for age-eligible, low-income and uninsured or underinsured women. Calls are handled in six different languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and Vietnamese.
Medi-Cal Care Services
Medi-Cal services implemented the Breast
and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP);
under this program, low-income California residents
who have breast and/or cervical cancer can enroll
at a physician’s office to get no-cost cancer
treatment coverage.
Coverage For Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Tests
American Cancer Society provides a
snapshot of state mandated coverage for private
health plans, and Medicare coverage of early
detection services for cervical cancer.
What Do You Know About
Breast Cancer?
This is a brief self-assessment encouraging
women to get tested for breast cancer. Eligibility
criteria for the Cancer Detection Program: Every
Woman Counts is also included in the brochure.
This brochure is also available in different
languages.
Breast Cancer Screening And Treatment Information
The California Department of Health Services website provides information and eligibility requirements for free cancer screening services.
Cancer Information Service
The National Cancer Institute provides information for patients, their families, the general public, and health professionals. Personal, confidential cancer information in English and Spanish, and online assistance can be accessed through the LiveHelp link on the NCI website at www.cancer.gov. Recorded information about cancer is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237); Bilingual: Spanish and English.
- TTY: 1-800-332-8615 Operates Monday through Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm
- Website: www.cancer.gov(LiveHelp). Online assistance available Monday through Friday, 9 am to 7 pm.
Cervical Cancer Screening
And Treatment Information
The California Department of Health Services
website provides information and eligibility
requirements for free cancer screening services.
Medical Insurance And
Financial Assistance For The Cancer Patient
The American Cancer Society website provides
financial support information for cancer patients
available from MediCal, Medicare, Medigap, Hill-Burton
Program, Veterans’ Benefits, Financial Assistance
for Low Income Women, Disability Benefits, Options
for the Uninsured, State Coverage and Health
Insurance Options for the Hard-to-Insure.
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Cancer Screening - Patient & Physician Resources
