Check out the short article on family history and breast cancer in the July/August edition of the
Sage Advice Newsletter.
This piece succintly reviews the relevance of a family history of
breast cancer and provides information for providers to confidently
interpret a family history of breast cancer in their patients. The
article is directed to the providers of cancer screening services who
participate in the Minnesota Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
Program, otherwise known as the
Sage Program.
The Sage Program provides breast and cervical cancer screening services
for women over age 40 who meet income guidelines and who are un- or
under-insured. Women under forty years who have known risk factors
(like a family history of cancer) may be eligible for screening through
the Sage Program with a doctor's recommendation. This is a great
program that has served almost 100,000 Minnesota women to date.
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