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Free Breast and Cervical Cancer
Treatment Available to Eligible
Pennsylvania Women
This
week I joined the PA Breast Cancer
Coalition at a news conference in the
Capitol Rotunda to promote a very
important program - Free Breast and
Cervical Treatment for women who are
under or uninsured.
The facts are:
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25 women in
Pennsylvania will be diagnosed with
breast cancer today.
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Breast cancer is
the leading cause of cancer deaths
in Pennsylvania in women between the
ages of 25 and 54.
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Approximately
9,000 women in Pennsylvania are
diagnosed each year with breast
cancer.
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Approximately
2,000 women in Pennsylvania die each
year of breast cancer.
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There are
approximately 103,000 women in
Pennsylvania living with breast
cancer.
We must put an end to
these dire statistics by making sure
women know that there is help out there.
Unfortunately many women - and many
health care providers - are not aware of
 this program or how it can benefit
breast cancer patients. That is why I
was so happy to join
with the PA Breast Cancer Coalition to
publicize the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania’s Breast and Cervical
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Program
(BCCPT).
This issue has become
even more critically important as more
and more Pennsylvanian women lose their
jobs due to the economic difficulties
gripping the entire nation. With loss of
employment comes loss of insurance.
These women shouldn’t
be left without life-saving medical
treatment and this program ensures that
they receive the quality care they
deserve.
If you or your loved
ones have been diagnosed with breast
cancer and need FREE TREATMENT, call the
PA Department of Health’s Healthy Woman
program at:
1-800-215-7494
To be eligible for
this FREE treatment, you must:
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Be underinsured
or uninsured
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Be a woman
residing in PA who is a U.S. citizen
or an eligible alien
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Be under the age
65
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Meet applicable
income guidelines
For more information
visit the PA Breast Cancer Coalition at
www.pabreastcancer.org or
1-800-377-8828
In June I will once
again partner with the PA Breast Cancer
Coalition to present “YOU’RE COVERED” a
celebration and informational session
regarding FREE Breast Cancer Treatment.
The event will be held:
Saturday, June
13
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Park Towne West Shopping Plaza
51st Street & Columbia Avenue
I urge all women to
come out and bring your family and
friends to celebrate and get educated on
breast cancer and the treatments that
are available.
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