Mailed Self-sampling Kits Helped More Women Get Screened for Cervical Cancer

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Mailed Self-sampling Kits Helped More Women Get Screened for Cervical Cancer

The University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute have found that mailed self-sampling kits for HPV testing did help more women get screened for cervical cancer.socialmediasl444/Flickr Signaling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for American women, a new study found that mailed self-sampling kits that test for HPV — […]

SEARHC Awarded $1.7M Grants for Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care

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SEARHC Awarded $1.7M Grants for Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care

SITKA, August 24, 2017 – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) was recently awarded a $927,871 grant for breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The annual grant supports breast cancer screenings […]