Useful Resources
The following cancer information resources should be used for informational and educational purposes only. All specific medical questions about your health needs should be presented to your own health care provider.
Free cancer screenings
The Mammogram Voucher Program (MVP) provides mammograms and follow-up diagnostic services to medically underinsured and uninsured women in 30 counties in western and central Pennsylvania. Over 60 Pittsburgh-area mammography facilities participate in the voucher program to ensure that all women have access to quality diagnostic breast care services, including UPMC CancerCenter and Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. The MVP program is sponsored by the Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure®, the American Cancer Society – Southwest Region Office, and the Family Health Council, Inc.
If you need a mammogram, do not have insurance, and cannot afford to pay for it, call the American Cancer Society (ACS), Southwest Region Office, to see if you qualify for this important program. The MVP toll-free number is 1-888-MVP-0505, or call ACS toll-free at 1-888-ACS-5445 (1-888-227-5445).
Websites
- American Cancer Society (ACS)
A nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, the ACS has 13 chartered divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.
- Cancer Hope Network
A nonprofit organization that provides free and confidential one-on-one support to cancer patients and their families. The organization matches cancer patients or family members with trained volunteers who have undergone and recovered from a similar cancer experience.
- MEDLINEPlus: Breast Cancer
Consumer health information resource provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Website includes general information, links to pictures/diagrams, diagnosis, symptoms, prevention, and screening for breast cancer.
- National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer
The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer.gov provides information for patients, the public, and health care professionals about breast cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supportive care, genetics, and clinical trials.
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
A nonprofit organization that supports breast cancer research.
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