Since 1991, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has implemented a comprehensive breast and cervical cancer control program (BCCCP), through a multi-year grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With these funds, low-income women now have access to life-saving cancer screening services and follow-up care, including cancer treatment if that should be needed.
Through this program, women who have breast and cervical cancer will be identified at earlier stages of these diseases, when treatment is less expensive and the survival rate is more favorable. Working together, medical providers and local health agencies can ensure that the highest quality breast and cervical cancer control services are available to all women in their communities.
Where Are These Services Available?
Women throughout Michigan may seek these services from local health departments and over 700 contracted BCCCP providers across the state. Services are also available through tribal health clinics of federally recognized Indian tribes.
A woman's usual health care provider may encourage the woman to take advantage of this program. In addition, any Michigan woman ages 40 through 64 can call (toll-free) 800-922-MAMM to obtain a phone number for the BCCCP local coordinating agency closest to her home. The local agency will assess each woman for program eligibility, based upon age and income, and will provide an appointment to a health care provider or clinic near her home.
To find the BCCCP coordinating agency nearest you, call (toll-free) 800-922-MAMM or download a county-by-county listing of local BCCCP coordinating agencies in our state. (revised March 10, 2008; available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*
Provider Participation
BCCCP services are coordinated through 19 local health departments across Michigan, as well as the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. These agencies have enlisted the cooperation and participation of physicians, hospitals, and other health care organizations in their communities to ensure that all necessary follow-up services are provided.
Local agencies are required to provide or arrange for basic screening services (i.e., clinical breast exams, screening mammograms, pelvic exams, Pap smears, and patient education). Some local agencies are delivering these basic services through their existing or expanded department staff. Others are providing the basic services through subcontracts with community providers. Local agencies usually contract with radiology facilities to provide mammography services to enrolled women, as well as with clinical laboratories to analyze Pap tests.
To find out more about how you can become a provider for the Michigan BCCCP, call the Michigan BCCCP office at 517-335-9161 or download a list of local BCCCP coordinating agencies within Michigan. (revised July 2, 2008; available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*
Frequently Asked Questions
Read answers to frequently asked questions about the Michigan BCCCP.
Download Frequently Asked Questions about Michigan's Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*
BCCCP Education and Recruitment Materials
Want to help us recruit women and health care providers to the Michigan BCCCP? View and order posters, flyers, postcards, and brochures you can use in promoting the program.
Michigan BCCCP Newsletter
Visit the Michigan BCCCP Newsletter archives to download and view copies of the newsletter and its inserts.
Michigan BCCCP Web Site
To learn more about the Michigan BCCCP, visit the program's Web site at www.michigancancer.org/bcccp.
*Please Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open, view and print this file once it has been downloaded. If you need a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here.
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last updated: 07/10/08
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