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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 50 to 64 
  • Women age 40-49 with breast symptoms (Eligible for breast screening services only.) Symptoms include a lump or mass, dimpling, or other changes in the breast. 
  • Women who have an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines - 2012 Income Eligibility Guidelines You will need Adobe Reader to view this file.
  • 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 view Training for New Online Enrollment System and the 2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act.

Women Screened and Saved

Since the program's beginning in 1996:

  • 77,392 women screened
  • 118,830 clinical breast exams
  • 101,429 mammograms
  • 68,805 Pap smears
  • 1,488 cases of breast cancer detected
  • 381 cases of cervical cancer detected

In the last grant year:

  • 11,082 women screened
  • 8,407 clinical breast exams
  • 9,855 mammograms
  • 3,735 Pap smears
  • 132 cases of breast cancer detected
  • 37 cases of cervical cancer detected

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