| DETECTING BREAST CANCER EARLY CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
The Mammogram Voucher Program (MVP), is funded exclusively by Susan G. Komen for the Cure Pittsburgh Affiliate and administered by the American Cancer Society. FREE mammograms and follow-up diagnostic services are provided to medically underinsured and uninsured women in 30 counties of Western and Central Pennsylvania.
You must live in Western or Central Pennsylvania in one of these 30 counties:
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Huntington, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Somerset, Venango, Washington, Warren and Westmoreland counties
Free bus passes available within Allegheny County |
Services provided:
-Screening mammograms
-Diagnostic mammograms
-Breast sonograms
-Clinical examination of the breasts
-Needle aspirations and biopsies
-Surgical consultation
To qualify, you must meet one of these requirements:
-You have no insurance and it would create a financial hardship to pay
-You are unemployed and without medical assistance that covers
mammograms
-You are under the age of 35 and have symptoms or have a close relative
(mother, sister or daughter) diagnosed as having breast cancer
-You are age 35 and over without insurance coverage for an annual
mammogram
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To learn more about Breast Health, Breast Cancer Awareness and what you can to support the Mammogram Voucher Program visit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Pittsburgh Affiliate website at www.komenpittsburgh.org/ Visit Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the lastest and most up to date information about breast cancer, risk factors, treatments and screening. Need to talk? Call the breast care helpline at 1-877-GO-KOMEN (1-877-465-6636). |
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