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Healthy Living > Adult, =
Children=20
& Infant Health > Healthy=20
Women > Free Mammograms =
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Pap Tests
Free Mammograms and Pap=20
Tests =20
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What=20
is the HealthyWoman =
Program?
The =
HealthyWoman=20
Program =
(HWP)=20
is a free breast and cervical =
cancer early=20
detection program of the Pennsylvania =
Department=20
of Health. It is funded by the Department =
of=20
Health and through a grant the Department =
receives=20
from the Centers for Disease Control and=20
Prevention.
What=20
services can I receive through the HWP?=20
Free services for those =
meeting=20
the eligibility standards =
include:
Clinical=20
breast examination Mammogram=20
Pelvic=20
examination and Pap smear Education=20
on breast self-exam Follow-up=20
diagnostic care for an abnormal=20
result
How do I=20
know if I'm=20
=
eligible?To view=20
a chart of Eligibility at a Glance click=20
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here.
How do I apply for =
the=20
=
HWP?
Call =
1-800-215-7494. =20
In a matter of minutes you will =
know if you=20
are eligible.
What happens if =
cancer is=20
detected?
If breast or cervical =
cancer is=20
detected through the=20
HWP, =
you will=20
be able to receive free =
treatment=20
through the Department of Public =
Welfare=E2=80=99s Breast=20
and Cervical Cancer Preventionand Treatment =
Program. =20
Why=20
is the HealthyWoman Program =
Important?=20
Breast=20
cancer is the second leading cause of =
cancer=20
death among women. Only =
bronchus/lung=20
cancer causes more deaths than breast =
cancer.=20
Breast=20
cancer risk increases with age. =20
Caucasian=20
women are slightly more likely to =
develop breast=20
cancer than African-American women. =
African-American women are more likely =
to die of=20
this cancer. Asian, Hispanic, and=20
Native-American women have a lower risk =
of=20
developing and dying from breast cancer. =
Fifty=20
percent of cervical cancer cases =
are=20
diagnosed among Pennsylvania women =
age 50=20
or over.=20
African-American=20
women over age 50 are at a greater risk =
for=20
cervical cancer than Caucasian women.=20
Cervical=20
cancer is often diagnosed because of =
missed=20
opportunities for screening, early =
diagnosis,=20
and treatment.=20
Human=20
papillomavirus, or HPV, is the primary =
cause of=20
cervical cancer.=20
Cervical=20
cancer occurs most often in Hispanic =
women; the=20
rate is over twice that in non-Hispanic =
white=20
women.
What should I do to stay=20
healthy?
Breast=20
Health
The =
American Cancer=20
Society recommends:
Self=20
breast examinations=20
Women=20
should report any breast change promptly =
to=20
their physician.
Clinical=20
breast examinations=20
Clinical=20
breast exams should be part of a =
periodic health=20
exam, about every three years for women =
in their=20
20s and 30s and every year for women 40 =
and=20
over.
Mammograms=20
Women=20
should start yearly mammograms at age 40 =
and=20
continue for as long as she is in good=20
health.
Women=20
at increased risk for breast cancer =
should talk=20
with their physician about the benefits =
and=20
limitations of starting mammography =
screening=20
earlier, having additional tests, or =
having more=20
frequent exams.
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Cervical=20
Health
The =
American Cancer=20
Society recommends:
Pelvic=20
examinations=20
Pap=20
tests=20
Women=20
should begin cervical cancer screening =
about=20
three years after they become sexually =
active,=20
but no later than when they are 21 years =
old. Screening should be done =
every year=20
with the regular Pap test or every two =
years=20
using the newer liquid-based Pap test.=20
Beginning=20
at age 30, women who have had three =
normal Pap=20
test results in a row may get screened =
every two=20
to three years with either the =
conventional=20
(regular) or liquid-based Pap =
test. =20
Women at increased risk should continue =
to be=20
screened annually.=20
Women=20
who have had a total hysterectomy =
(removal of=20
the uterus and cervix) may choose to =
stop having=20
cervical cancer screening, unless the =
surgery=20
was done as treatment for cervical =
cancer or=20
precancerous cells. Women who have =
had a=20
hysterectomy without removal of the =
cervix=20
should continue to follow the guidelines =
above.
Many people=20
confuse pelvic exams with Pap tests, =
perhaps=20
because they are usually done at the same=20
time.The pelvic exam =
is part=20
of a woman=E2=80=99s regular health =
care. =20
During this exam, the doctor looks =
at and=20
feels the reproductive organs. =
Some women think they do not need a =
pelvic=20
exam once they have stopped having=20
children.This is not=20
true.They should =
follow the=20
guidelines given above. =
The=20
pelvic exam may help find diseases of the =
female=20
organs, but it won=E2=80=99t find cancer =
of the cervix at=20
an early stage.To do =
that, the=20
Pap test is needed.
Click here for a =
fact sheet=20
on HPV and Cervical=20
=
Cancer
Free=20
Breast and Cervical Cancer=20
Publications:The following=20
publications are available for order =
through the=20
Pennsylvania Department of Health Public =
Health=20
Information Clearinghouse. For =
ordering=20
information and to view a listing of=20
all publications in the =
Clearinghouse, click=20
here.
Title
Description
Order
Number
HealthyWoman=20
Program Rack Card (English)
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A rack card=20
that provides information about the =
Department=20
of Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =
300762
HealthyWoman=20
Program Rack Card (Chinese)
A rack card=20
that provides information about the =
Department=20
of Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =
320801
HealthyWoman=20
Program Rack Card (Korean)
A rack card=20
that provides information about the =
Department=20
of Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =
320802
HealthyWoman=20
Program Rack Card (Russian)
A rack card=20
that provides information about the =
Department=20
of Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =
320938
HealthyWoman=20
Program Rack Card (Spanish)
A rack card=20
that provides information about the =
Department=20
of Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =
304728
HealthyWoman=20
Program Rack Card (Vietnamese)
=20
A rack card=20
that provides information about the =
Department=20
of Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =
320803
Sunflower Card for Women's =
Breast and=20
Cervical Cancer Screening
=20
A card that=20
explains the importance of early =
detection of=20
breast and cervical cancer that includes =
instructions on how to do a breast self =
exam and=20
guidelines for cervical cancer =
screenings;=20
includes information on the Department =
of=20
Health=E2=80=99s breast and cervical =
cancer screening=20
program, the HealthyWoman Program (HWP)=20
including the HWP phone number, services =
provided, and eligibility requirements =