Tennessee Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

(TBCCEDP)

In partnership with the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the Sullivan County Regional Health Department’s goal is to ensure that every woman has access to screening for breast and cervical cancer, diagnostic testing, and treatment if necessary.

TBCCEDP partners with local health departments and other health care providers in Tennessee to provide the following breast and cervical cancer screening for eligible women:

• Clinical Breast Exams(CBES)
• Mammograms
• Pap Smears
• Office Visits

Who is eligible?

Patient eligibility for the TBCCEDP Program will be determined by the local health department.  The following guidelines must be met in order to be eligible:

• You are female
• You are within 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (as shown below)

Family Size   Monthly Income    Annual  Income

       1                 $1,940                  $23,275

       2                 $2,602                  $31,225

       3                 $3,265                   $39,175

       4                 $3,927                  $47,125

       5                 $4,590                  $55,075

       6                 $5,252                   $63,025

       7                 $5,915                   $70,975

       8                 $6,577                   $78,925

٭For each additional person add $7,950

• You do not have insurance or your insurance does not cover the cost of screening.

You are eligible for free Breast & Cervical Screening (Pap Smear and Clinical Breast Exam) if:

• You are ages 40-64

You are eligible for a free Mammogram if:

• You are ages 50-64
• You are ages 40-49 and have one of the following:

1.   A mother, daughter, or sister with breast cancer.

2.   A personal history of breast cancer.

3.   A clinical breast exam that is abnormal.

According to the American Cancer Society:

• Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women in the United States.
• Each year, more than 3,800 cases are diagnosed in Tennessee.
• This year about 13,000 women in the United States will develop invasive cervical cancer and about 4,100 women will die from this disease.
• Cervical cancer mortality in the United States has decreased over the last five decades by over 70% and is largely attributed to the introduction of the Pap test.
• Cervical cancer, once the number one cancer killer in women, now ranks 13^th in cancer deaths for women in the United States.

Early Detection Is Your Best Protection!

Nancy Poff, Program Coordiantor

(423) 279-2654  npoff@sullivanhealth.org