Cervical cancer diagnoses among rural U.S. women have been increasing since 2012, after years of decreases, according to research from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Legislation aimed at increasing access to breast and cervical cancer screening was introduced May 22 in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services, or SCREENS, for Cancer Act would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, or NBCCEDP, for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
