Many cancers can be caught if not avoided entirely, but for those of us without health insurance or easy access to community resources our chances of having cancer are severely higher. As our luck would have it, there is a nation-wide health program dedicated to preventing and regularly screening women for breast, cervical, and colon cancer.
Every state has a different process, but the most basic qualifications are as follows:
- low income (between 39% and 250% of the Federal Poverty Level)
- No health insurance, or very bad coverage with high out of pocket costs
- 40 years old and older
For Washington state clients are also required to apply for health insurance or for Medicaid to see what other options are available. If clients do not qualify for Medicaid and do not wish to purchase health insurance, but also meet all of the enrollment qualifications, they may be enrolled into the Breast, Cervical, and Colon Health program for free cancer screening services. These services include:
- Free health exam
- Free papsmear and pelvic exam
- free clinical breast exam
- free mammogram
- Free diagnostic images of the breasts *with provider's recommendation
- Free cancer treatment if clients are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
- Free colon screening lab kits for men and women over the age of 50
To enroll in this FREE program please call 1-800-992-1817 ext. 1
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