LPCA: Rather Than Re-Invent the Wheel, Let’s Support Louisiana’s Federally Qualified Health Centers
This statement is taken from the LPCA. See it on their website here:
https://www.lpca.net/main/press-room/health-centers-in-the-news
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Nearly Half of New Orleans-Area Women Eligible for No-Cost Cancer Screenings
In the wake of COVID-19, nationwide reports have shown an alarming 60-90 percent drop in people getting routine cancer screenings, a plunge experts say will result in more undiagnosed cancers, and cancers being diagnosed at later stages, when treatment is less effective. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Louisiana Breast & Cervical Health Program (LBCHP) and its long-time provider partner, The St. Thomas Community Health Center, are joining together to urge women to get their regular mammograms now, as well as to provide any help overcoming barriers a woman might face getting a screening done.
