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A group of Chicago women are traveling to Springfield Thursday to urge lawmakers not to make cuts to the state’s screening program for breast cancer. The Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force will lobby lawmakers to fully fund the Illinois Breast...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging women ages 21 and older to speak with their physician about cervical cancer screening and prevention this month – “Cervical Health Awareness Month.” Cervical cancer forms in the tissues of the...

October 19 – HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital is helping spread breast cancer awareness this month by wrapping newborns in pink blankets. More than 9,000 women in Illinois are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, according to the hospital.  During October...

Gov. Rauner recently shared his proposed budget that included drastic funding cuts to the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, to Medicaid and the complete elimination of Illinois Medicaid's Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program. These...

On May 12th, the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force traveled to Springfield, Illinois to lobby lawmakers to fully fund the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, which provides free screenings for uninsured women.img src="http://fee...