Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Free screenings available locally for people without insurance
HORNELL, NY - The COVID-19 pandemic left many people without work and their health insurance. The unemployment rate has improved, but it is still almost twice as high as it was before the pandemic, leaving many still without insurance.
People without health insurance are less likely to get screened for cancer. The Cancer Services Program (CSP) of Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties is here to help women ages 40 and older, who do not have health insurance and qualify for the CSP get free cervical cancer screening. And if you have insurance, you should know that most health insurances cover screening at no cost. This includes Medicaid and plans in the New York State of Health.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the CSP is reminding all women ages 21 and older to get screened for cervical cancer. Regular, on-time screenings can prevent cervical cancer. These tests can find the cells that lead to cancer, so that they can be removed before cancer grows. Screening also helps to find cancer early when it may be easier to treat.
Call the Cancer Services Program at 877-778-6857 today to find out if you qualify for free cervical cancer screenings. CSP programs also provide free breast and colon cancer screenings to eligible New Yorkers.
The Cancer Services Program of Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties is a community based grant funded program of New York State Department of Health that serves uninsured men and women. The New York State Cancer Services Program (CSP) oversees a statewide, comprehensive cancer screening program that provides no cost age appropriate breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings and diagnostic services for UNINSURED men and women in every county and borough in NYS. For more information, visit steubencsp.com or call toll-free 877-778-6857.