Breast Cancer Facts
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in California- EARLY DETECTION IS IMPORTANT! Most doctors feel that early detection tests for breast cancer save many thousands of lives each year
- Minority women are least likely to be screened for breast cancer and least likely to be diagnosed breast cancer at an early, more treatable, stage.
- Stage 1 breast cancer has a 98% survival rate, while Stage 4 has a 16% survival rate.
- 42% of uninsured women have never had a mammogram.
- 46% of uninsured women reported that they had not had a clinical breast exam (a health care provider had not examined the breast for lumps or other abnormalities) in the past year
- Many more lives could be saved if even more women were screened regularly. Following guidelines for early detection improves the chances that breast cancer can be diagnosed at an early stage and treated successfully.
Council of Community Clinics
The Council of Community Clinics (CCC) is a private, nonprofit association composed of 16 community clinic and health center organizations operating more than 100 primary care sites throughout San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties. The CCC was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and incorporated in 1977, and has been supporting community clinics for 30 years. The mission of the CCC is to represent and support community clinics and health centers in their efforts to provide access to quality health care and related services for the diverse communities they serve with an emphasis on low income and uninsured populations.
The Council of Community Clinics (CCC) is a private, nonprofit association composed of 16 community clinic and health center organizations operating more than 100 primary care sites throughout San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties. The CCC was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and incorporated in 1977, and has been supporting community clinics for 30 years. The mission of the CCC is to represent and support community clinics and health centers in their efforts to provide access to quality health care and related services for the diverse communities they serve with an emphasis on low income and uninsured populations.
