Enrollment open for free cancer screenings for area women

Enrollment open for free cancer screenings for area women

Available to Butler, Floyd, Franklin, Bremer County residents

Special to the Press

The Butler County Public Health Department wants women to know that they can access free cancer screenings, and still see their own doctor and stay in their own community.

The Care for Yourself Program at the Butler County Public Health Department has immediate openings for women seeking their annual well woman exams and mammograms. Enrollments are being accepted through May 1, 2016 – but spots are limited, so call soon!

To qualify women must: — Be between the ages of 40-64 — Live in Butler, Floyd, Franklin, Bremer counties — Have no insurance or have a high deductible/co-pay on their insurance.

— Meet income guidelines (Household of 2 can make up to $39,825/ net per year) For more information or to enroll in the program, women are encouraged to contact the Care for Yourself program at 319-267-2934. Women who live outside of these counties can call 1-800-369-2229 and they will be directed to the program serving their county.

The Care for Yourself Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program ( IA BCCEDP) services are part of a national program that helps reduce deaths from these two diseases. To reduce your risk, you must have regular screening tests. If the Care for Yourself BCCEDP is right for you, local staff can help you schedule: clinical breast exams, mammograms, pelvic exams, and pap tests. If the test you receive through the Care for Yourself BCCEDP show you have breast or cervical cancer, local staff will help you find treatment.