Are you a woman 50 - 64 years of age or older with little or no insurance?
You may be eligible for free or low-cost mammograms and Pap smears.

Services Provided Through FBCCEDP:

• Breast and cervical cancer screening exams (mammograms, Pap smears and clinical breast exams) are provided to uninsured and underinsured women 50 to 64 years of age, at or below 200% of poverty
• Diagnostic exams are provided as necessary
• Case management is provided to all clients
• Outreach, public education and professional education is provided
• Data is collected and utilized to assess program's effectiveness and quality
• Treatment for eligible women may be paid by Medicaid

• Program Requirements

  You qualify if you:

  • Are 50 to 64 years of age and,
  • Do not have insurance that covers the service and,
  • Are a woman and,
  • Meet income guidelines (see chart below)

  Income Chart: (Effective 3/3/2009)

  Household size:	Yearly combined household income:
  1	$21,660
  2	$29,140
  3	$36,620
  4	$44,100
  5	$51,580
  6	$59,060
  7	$66,540
  8	$74,020
  9	$81,500
  10	$88,980

  Where to go?

  Call the American Cancer Society National Hotline number at  1-800-227-2345 to find the screening site closest to you.

Martin County Residents

If you live in Martin County, call the Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative (BCCI) at 1-954-467-4755.  You will be screened by phone to see if you are eligible for this program.

St. Lucie County Residents

If you live in St. Lucie County, call the EMBRACED Program at 1-800-451- 2227.  You will be screened by phone to see if you are eligible for this program.
 

In the United States, breast cancer early detection testing is available to low-income, underserved women who do not have health insurance through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).  This program was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CC) in 1991.  It provides screening support in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 US territories, and 12 American Indian/Alaska Native tribes or tribal organizations.

Screening services are mainly offered through non-profit organizations and local health clinics.  Through these NBCCEDP partners, women without health insurance can get breast and cervical cancer testing for free or at very little cost  The NBCCEDP attempts to reach as many women in medically underserved communities as possible, including older women women without health insurance, and women who are members of racial and ethnic minorities.

Though the program is administered within each state, the CDC provides matching funds and support to each state program.  Since 1991, the NBCCEDP program has provided more than 7.8 million screening exams to underserved women diagnosed over 35,000 breast cancers more than 114,000 precancerous cervical lesions, and over 2,100 cervical cancers.

Each state's Department of Health will have information on how to contact the nearest program participant.  For more information on this program, please contact the CDC at 1-800-232-4636 or on the internet at www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/.

Program Overview

Established in 1994, the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program is a breast and cervical cancer screening program that provides reduced-cost or free mammograms, clinical breast exams and Pap smears to low-income, uninsured women between the ages of 50 and 64. The program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program serving 50 states, 14 Indian Tribes, and 7 territories. The program has 16 lead sites that ensure statewide access to services. Female Breast Cancer Fact Sheet - 195 KB pdf