Cáncer de Mama

Las mujeres deben someterse a exámenes regulares para promover la detección y el tratamiento tempranos del cáncer de mama.

Screening

• Todas las mujeres: Understand the benefits, limitations and potential risks of breast cancer screenings, including how family history and other risk factors play a role. Learn how to perform a monthly self-breast exam and contact your health care provider if you’re under 40 and notice any changes.
• Mujeres de 40 a 44 años: Talk to your health care provider about breast cancer screening, including mammograms (breast X-rays).
• Mujeres de 45 a 54 años: Schedule a yearly mammogram through a health care provider or local county health department.
• Mujeres de 55 años o más: Switch to mammograms every two years or continue annual screenings. Screenings should continue as long as you are in good health.

Si no tiene acceso a un proveedor de atención médica, es posible que pueda recibir exámenes de detección gratuitos o de bajo costo a través del Programa de detección temprana de cáncer de seno y cuello uterino del Departamento de Salud de Florida..

Aunque es raros, los hombres también pueden desarrollar cáncer de seno. En 2019, solo 193 hombres en Florida fueron diagnosticados con cáncer de seno, frente a 19,060 mujeres (Fuente: Florida Cancer Data System).). Contact a health care provider as soon as possible if you notice any changes in your breasts.

Non-Hispanic Black men and men over 80 years old are reported to have the highest incidence and death rates of male breast cancer. Be proactive when it comes to your health. Talk with your health care provider about the benefits of breast cancer screening.

Programa de detección temprana de cáncer de seno y de cuello uterino del Departamento de Salud de Florida (DOH) promueve el seguimiento y el tratamiento tempranos del cáncer animando a todas las mujeres a realizarse exámenes de detección periódicos.

If you do not have access to a health care provider, you may receive free or low-cost screenings through DOH’s Early Detection Program. Medicaid de Florida supports the care of most women diagnosed under this program. The program is structured to reach women in each county across the state.

DOH’s Early Detection Program offers services such as:

• Breast and cervical cancer screening (clinical breast exams, mammograms, and Pap tests)
• Diagnostic testing for women with abnormal screening results
• Care coordination for all women with abnormal exams
• Florida Medicaid eligibility referral for women screened and diagnosed with cancer

ELEGIBILIDAD PARA EL EXAMEN

Los requisitos de elegibilidad para que las mujeres sean examinadas por el programa incluyen TODOS los siguientes:

• Residir en Florida
• Tener entre 50 y 64 años
• At or below 200% of the federal poverty level
• Estar infraseguradas o no tener seguro
• Women younger than 50 years old who are symptomatic
• Have a family history of breast cancer

Women who have been diagnosed with cancer through DOH’s Early Detection Program are provided care coordination and Medicaid enrollment assistance through the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Women not eligible for the program are directed to screening, diagnostic and treatment services in their local community. National organizations, such as the Susan G. Komen y Fundación Americana Contra el Cáncer de Seno, provide breast cancer screening in some Florida locations for both men and women who need of financial assistance.