Publications

Please visit National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Publications Available Online for a complete list of documents in PDF and HTML formats.

Please visit Scientific Articles about Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer for a complete list of scientific articles by CDC authors.

Fact Sheets

• Program Fact Sheet
  This easy-to-read, concise 2006/2007 National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Fact Sheet (PDF-656KB) provides an overview on the disease burden, CDC's role in detecting, preventing, and controlling cancer, and descriptions of CDC-funded program activities.



• Science In Brief
  The Science In Brief, Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Research and Evaluation Activities, provides an overview of selected research projects for CDC's cancer activities. It gives background on the projects and highlights the scope, project objectives and estimated completion dates.



• Preventing Chronic Diseases Fact Sheet
  The fact sheet, Preventing and Controlling Cancer: The Nation's Second Leading Cause of Death, presents cancer burden data and discusses the cost effectiveness of cancer screening.

History of the Program

• First Programmatic Summary Report (PDF-1.3MB)
  The 1991–2002 National Report summarizes the first 12 years of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.



• Ten Years of Progress: The National Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program



• 10th Anniversary Public Service Announcement
  U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher urges women to get screened for breast and cervical cancers by using health programs such as NBCCEDP.
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• Public Service Announcement Transcript

Intervention Strategies

• The Manual of Intervention Strategies to Increase Mammography Rate, September 1997 (PDF-1.1MB)
• User's Guide to the Manual of Intervention Strategies to Increase Mammography Rates, September 1997 (PDF-165KB)
• Cervical Cancer and Specific Populations

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