[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22974]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CANCER SCREENING COVERAGE ACT

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2007

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, today I am reintroducing, 
along with Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH) and Representative 
Robert Brady (D-PA), the Cancer Screening Coverage Act, a bill that 
will ensure that a greater number of Americans are covered for breast, 
cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer screening. This legislation 
will increase the access to cancer screening exams for patients of 
private insurance and the Federal Employees Health Benefits plan.
  Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Americans. 
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1,500 Americans die 
of cancer every day. Cancer screening allows for the detection of 
cancer in its earliest form, when the cost of treatment is the least.
  Many advances have been made, but the key to survival is early 
detection. It is estimated that the rate of survival would increase 
from 80 percent to 95 percent if all Americans participated in regular 
cancer screening. By providing increased access to screening 
procedures, the Cancer Screening Coverage Act would help save the lives 
of many Americans from this deadly disease.

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