CANCER SCREENING MAY

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Cancer impacts everyone. Help us increase awareness about early detection.

From December 6-10, we ask communities, healthcare providers, employers and insurers to join us in helping everyone understand the benefits of early cancer screening. Here, you’ll find easy-to-use resources to help raise awareness and learn more about which screening tests may be right for you and those you love.

SEE SCREENING GUIDELINES

GET SCREENED

Find cancer screening locations near you and learn how to talk to your doctor about your risks and what tests are best for you at this time.

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RESOURCES

Explore our useful fact sheet, toolkit and other materials to download for yourself or to share.

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Cancer resources for healthcare providers

For Healthcare Providers
Tools to educate patients and keep them informed on what screenings are best for them.

For Insurers
Resources to educate your members.

For Employers
Materials to spread the word to employees.

For You
Go-to information to help you talk to your doctor about what screenings are right for you or a loved one.

OUR MISSION

Learn more about how this public health initiative has come to life in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Genentech, Rally Health and Stand Up To Cancer.

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Access to Screening

Limited access to services like cancer screening is partly why certain ethnic groups are less likely to be diagnosed with cancer when it is small and might be easier to treat.^1,2,3,4

Underserved populations and cancer screening

Screening and Insurance

Lacking health insurance and having high medical costs can prevent many people living in the U.S. from getting recommended care for cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. People without insurance and those from under-served populations are much more at risk of being diagnosed with cancer at a later stage, when treatment often costs more and is less successful.⁵

COVID-19 and Screening

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to result in higher cancer death rates due to more people being diagnosed at a later stage, some having delays in treatment, and some waiting longer to get screenings and other preventive care.⁵

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  American Cancer Society. Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures 2021-2022. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/cancer-prevention-and-early-detection-facts-and-figures/2021-cancer-prevention-and-early-detection.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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  American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2018-2020; 2018. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/cancer-facts-and-figures-for-hispanics-and-latinos/cancer-facts-and-figures-for-hispanics-and-latinos-2018-2020.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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  American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Cervical Cancer. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervical-cancer/about/key-statistics.html#:~:text=Cervical%20pre%2Dcancers%20are%20diagnosed,use%20of%20the%20Pap%20test. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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  American Cancer Society. The HPV Test. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervical-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/screening-tests/hpv-test.html. Accessed August 25, 2021.
- American Cancer Society. Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2020-2022; 2020. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/colorectal-cancer-facts-and-figures/colorectal-cancer-facts-and-figures-2020-2022.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2021.
  
  American Cancer Society. Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures 2020-2022; 2020. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/colorectal-cancer-facts-and-figures/colorectal-cancer-facts-and-figures-2020-2022.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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  American Cancer Society. Lung Cancer Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/CRC/PDF/Public/8705.00.pdf. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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  U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Lung Cancer: Screening. Available at: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening. Accessed August 25, 2021.
- American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Prostate Cancer. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/about/key-statistics.html. Accessed August 25, 2021.
  
  American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Prostate Cancer. Available at: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/about/key-statistics.html. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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