Breast & Cervical Cancer Project

Breast and cervical cancer are two cancers of great concern to many women. Both can be detected early with current screening methods. Finding abnormal cells before they become cancerous can actually prevent cervical cancer. The Ohio Department of Health, through funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has a Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP). The project provides education, screening, rescreening, diagnostics and case management related to breast and cervical cancer. Between March of 1994 and March 2006, 49,558 women have been enrolled in, and screened by, the Ohio BCCP.

Services

Eleven regional, multi-county projects implement the BCCP at the local level.  Services provided include mammograms, Pap tests, office visits, clinical breast exams, colposcopies, breast utlrasounds, biopsies and other diagnostic procedures.  The clinical services are provided through a network of more than 700 Ohio primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, gynecologists, surgeons, mammography facilities, radiologists, technologists/ technicians and cytologists.

As of March 2006, over 81,649 mammograms were performed and funded by the BCCP and 74,617 Pap tests were performed and funded. Of the women receiving services, more than half (54 percent) were between the ages of 50 and 64 when first screened in the BCCP.

Treatment Services (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Website)

Who Is Eligible?

Women are eligible for the BCCP if they meet the following:

• Live in households with incomes less than 200 percent of the poverty level, and
• Are uninsured, and
• Are 40 years of age or older to receive Pap tests and clinical breast exams, or
• Are 50 years of age or older to receive mammograms.

For more information about eligibility, go to the Eligibility section using the button on the left.

Where Do I Call?

To find contact information for the BCCP program closest to you, see the Local Contacts Map.

Mailing Address:
Ohio Department of Health
Bureau of Health Promotion & Risk Reduction
Breast and Cervical Cancer Project
246 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Telephone: (614) 728-2177
Fax: (614) 564-2409

E-mail: BHPRR@odh.ohio.gov

Last Updated: 02/27/2008
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