Texas Tech program screens for cancer - Odessa American Online

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is making a point of providing breast and cervical cancer screenings through a program aimed at women who may not have the financial means to get access to either.

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“What’s neat about this program is if any of these women get diagnosed with either breast cancer or cervical cancer, even pre-cancer cells, if they don’t have insurance and they meet financial criteria, then we are able to set them up with Medicaid, which will cover treatment,” Garcia said.

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