Cancer Detection Section Researcher Materials

Researchers

Reports, facts and figures and journal publications related to breast and cervical cancer screening.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000
Provides medical assistance to women screened and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally funded cancer screening program.

The Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-354)
The act established the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The program provides breast and cervical cancer screening exams to underserved women.

State laws relating to breast cancer. Legislative summary January 1949 to May 2000
A digest of significant statutes affecting breast cancer from the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These statutes reflect the past and present concerns of legislatures regarding breast cancer.

State and Federal laws relating to cervical cancer. Legislative summary January 1977 to May 2000
A digest of relevant statutes affecting cervical cancer enacted by states, the District of Columbia and the federal government. These statutes reflect the past and present concerns of legislatures regarding cervical cancer.

Program Fact Sheets & Science in Brief Projects on the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Easy-to-read, concise Program Fact Sheets provide an overview on the disease burden, CDC's role in detecting, preventing, and controlling cancer, and descriptions of CDC-funded program activities. The Science In Briefs provide an overview of selected research projects for CDC's cancer activities. They give background on the projects and highlight the scope, project objectives, and estimated completion dates.