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A 17 page paper that addresses different issues, including: the social problems behind the passage of this Act; the history of the Act, responsible agencies, elements and goals of the Act, eligibility criteria, targeted populations, limitations, who does not get service, benefits and services available, effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses, and an evaluation of the program. Florida's Mary Brogan program is discussed. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 are interdependent, therefore, the 1990 Act is also discussed. Data included. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Social problem behind Act of 2000 The incidence and fatality rates of cervical cancer differ widely from state to state, ranging from 5.5 to 14.3 cases per 100,000 (Women in
Government, 2005). Mortality rates range from 1.3 to 6.1 per 100,000 women (Women in Government, 2005). Breast cancer is second among American women only to skin cancer (Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control, 2004). It is also the second only to lung cancer as a cancer-related death (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). Most breast cancer (75 percent) occurs
in women over the age of 50 (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). Cancer screening tests reduce the incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer and cervical cancer (Division
of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). The two tests are mammography and Papanicolaou (Pap) (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). Breast cancer mortality rates among women who are 40
years old and older are 16 percent lower among women who have mammography screening tests (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). Mammograms actually detect early stage breast cancer one
to four years before a lump may appear (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). Women should begin having mammograms every year or two after the age of 40 (Division
of Cancer Prevention and Control, 2004). Cervical cancer could be eliminated if every woman had regular Pap tests because this test detects precancerous lesions as well as the early stages
of cervical cancer (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2004). Women should begin the Pap tests by age 18 with tests every three years (Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control, 2004). The populations most affected by these two types of cancer are women who do not have any kind of health insurance, no access to health care
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