The Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (ABCCEDP) provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women who meet eligibility guidelines.  Free services include a pelvic exam, pap smear, clinical breast exam, mammogram, and diagnostic services such as an ultrasound, colposcopy, or biopsy, if needed.

For more information about free screenings, contact ABCCEDP toll-free at 1-877-252-3324.

Eligibility Guidelines for Free Services

• Women ages 40 to 64 
• Women who have an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines - 2013 Income Eligibility Guidelines
• Women without insurance or who are underinsured

Patient Enrollment

Health care providers who have contracted with ABCCEDP should enroll their patients through the ABCCEDP Online Med-It System.

For instructions on how to enroll a patient, please read the 2012 Med-It Enrollment Instructions.

Women Screened and Saved

Since the program's beginning in 1996:

• 83,753 women screened
• 129,290 clinical breast exams
• 111,362 mammograms
• 73,248 Pap smears
• 1,625 cases of breast cancer detected
• 390 cases of cervical cancer detected

In the last grant year:

• 12,329 women screened
• 10,255 clinical breast exams
• 9,944 mammograms
• 4,437 Pap smears
• 137 cases of breast cancer detected
• 16 cases of cervical cancer detected