Hearing Their Voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA)

Authors

Kyle Kenney, George Washington UniversityFollow
Sarah C. Blake, George Washington University
Kathleen A. Maloy, George Washington University
Usha Ranji, Kaiser Family Foundation
Alina Salganicoff, Kaiser Family Foundation

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

Fall 2004

Keywords

Women's Health; Statistical Research Brief; Cancer

Abstract

This brief provides: 1) an overview of California breast and cervical cancer screening programs for low-income women, 2) description of California's implementation of the BCCPTA and state-funded treatment coverage, and 3) findings from a series of 15 focus groups with low-income women in San Diego and San Francisco discussions conducted to learn more about BCCPTA coverage and its implementation in California. The purpose of the study was to hear directly from women in California about their experiences, knowledge, and opinions of breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment services after the implementation of the BCCPTA.

Comments

This report (#7146) is also available on the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation website at: http://kff.org/medicaid/report/hearing-their-voices-lessons-from-the-breast/.

Funder: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

APA Citation

Kenney, K. A., Blake, S. C., Maloy, K., Ranji, U. R., & Salganicoff, A. (2004). Hearing their voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA). Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

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