Kim Gudzinskas, R.N. - Extension 341
Jane Ladendorf, R.N. - Extension 308
Michele Scharping - Extension 316

• Assistance to pay for mammograms and pap smears is available for women who qualify.

Many women, no matter of their income level may be eligible for FREE mammograms or pap tests!

ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM
offers free breast and cervical cancer screenings to women between the ages of 35 and 64 with no health insurance.  For additional information, click here to complete the information form and the IBCCP assistant will contact you.
 

BREAST CANCER STATISTICS

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in young women ages 15-54.

When breast cancer is found early, the chance of survival is the greatest.
Source: The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 2007

Estimated new cases and deaths from breast cancer in the United States in 2007:

New cases: 178,480 (female); 2,030 (male)
Deaths: 40,460 (female); 450 (male)
National Cancer Institute

In 2003 (the most recent year numbers are available),
• 181,646 women and 1,826 men were diagnosed with breast cancer*†
• 41,619 women and 379 men died from breast cancer*†
Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007, and National Vital Statistics Vol. 53, No. 5, 2004.

CERVICAL CANCER STATISTICS

Cervical cancer once was the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States.

According to the U.S. Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence and Mortality report, 11,820 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2003, and 3,919 women died from the disease that same year.
U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.


Estimated new cases and deaths from cervical (uterine cervix) cancer in the United States in 2007:

New cases: 11,150
Deaths: 3,670
National Cancer Institute