Western Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program

Did you know?
...1 out of 8 American women will develop breast cancer during her life
...More than 44,000 women in the United States will die from breast cancer this year
...80% of women that are diagnosed with breast cancer will have no family history of the disease
...Mammography can reveal breast cancers up to 2 years before they can be felt

The Western Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Grant Program provides mammograms and pap test FREE of charge to women ages 35 to 64 who live in Knox, Warren, or Henderson Counties.  There are no income guidelines for this program.  Other requirements for enrollment include:

**No Medicaid or Medicare Part B coverage
**You have no health insurance
** Your health insurance will not cover these services

IBCCP Program Brochure

The Knox County Health Department also receives funding from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Peoria Affiliate to provide FREE mammograms for women with high insurance deductibles and similar income guidelines as the Western Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer program. The Komen Foundation prides itself on working to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.

To find out if you qualify for either of these programs, call (309) 344-2225