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Breast Cancer Screening Evidence-Based Programs Listing

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. Breast cancer screening means using a screening test such as a mammogram to check a woman's breasts for cancer before any signs or symptoms of the disease. Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, possibly before it has spread, and when it is easier to treat. The focus of this EBCCP program area is on interventions promoting guideline-concordant mammography for early detection of breast cancer.

Use the search bar or filters to find programs on breast cancer screening. For more information, visit the Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations page.



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Program Area Sub Categories Population Focus Suitable Settings Level of Change Program Focus Community Type Age Age Sex Race/Ethnicity Origination Program Materials Language Purpose Program URL Sub Topics
Breast Health Education Among Hispanic Elderly Women
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Lower SES Community-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Not Specified 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female Hispanic or Latino United States Spanish Designed to promote mammography screening by increasing awareness of breast cancer and addressing barriers to obtaining a mammogram. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=312766
Empowering Physicians to Improve Breast Cancer Screening (EPICS)
Breast Cancer Screening Health Care Providers or Staff Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Interpersonal; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Not Specified 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Physician-based educational curriculum designed to increase physicians' efforts to encourage women to receive regular mammograms. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=119841
Friend to Friend
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Lower SES Community-Based Settings Community; Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Community-based intervention designed to increase mammography utilization among low-income women residing in public housing. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=150991
Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Filipino American Women
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening Adults; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Community-Based Settings; Faith-Based Settings; Homes Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Not Specified 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Asian United States English Designed to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Filipino women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=163394
Increasing Mammography Among Long-term Noncompliant Medicare Beneficiaries
Breast Cancer Screening Medicare or Medicaid Beneficiaries Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Rural; Suburban or Urban 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase breast cancer screening by encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to obtain a mammogram. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=277846
Kukui Ahi (Light the Way): Patient Navigation
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Prostate Cancer Screening Medicare or Medicaid Beneficiaries; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Underserved Rural Communities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Rural 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female; Male Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander United States English Designed to promote cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26140843
Life is Precious - Hmong Breast Health Study
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Limited English-Proficiency; People with Low Literacy; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Community-Based Settings; Faith-Based Settings; Homes Community; Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Asian United States English; Hmong Designed to increase breast cancer screening among Hmong adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1472410
Mammography Decision Aid for Women 75 and Older
Breast Cancer Screening Adults Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Shared Decision Making Suburban or Urban 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English; Spanish The program is designed to enhance decision-making around mammography screening and reduce over-screening among women aged 75 years and older. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=36359291
Mammography Promotion and Facilitated Appointments Through Community-based Influenza Clinics
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; Underserved Rural Communities Community-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule a mammography appointment. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=305499
Maximizing Mammography Participation
Breast Cancer Screening Adults Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule and keep mammography appointments. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=236253
North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Lower SES; Underserved Rural Communities Community-Based Settings; Faith-Based Settings Community; Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule a mammography appointment. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=566594
Prevention Care Management
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening; Colorectal Cancer Screening Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Lower SES; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino United States English Designed to help increase cancer screening among underserved women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=295722
Proactive System to Improve Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening Health Care Providers or Staff Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Organizational or System Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female United States English Designed to increase breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule and keep mammography appointments. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=781582
Reducing Barriers to the Use of Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening Health Care Providers or Staff Health Care Facilities Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female United States English The physician intervention aims to increase the breast cancer screening practices of community-based physicians. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=127195
Targeted Mailing: Increasing Mammogram Screening Among the Elderly
Breast Cancer Screening Medicare or Medicaid Beneficiaries; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness about low-cost mammography screening options including the Medicare benefit for diverse racial/ethnic groups of elderly women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=124412
Targeting Cancer in Blacks (TCiB)
Breast Cancer Screening; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening Adults; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Community-Based Settings; Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Faith-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities; Workplaces Community Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote cancer screening among African American adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=310347
The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS)
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Lower SES; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Community-Based Settings; Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Faith-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities Community; Individual; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to improve the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors regarding breast and cervical screening among low-income, predominately African-American, women age 40 and older. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=141840
The Robeson County Outreach Screening and Education (ROSE) Project
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Lower SES; Underserved Rural Communities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Homes Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female American Indian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase mammography screening by addressing barriers to obtaining a mammogram among low-income, rural women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=312185
The Witness Project
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Lower SES; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Underserved Rural Communities Community-Based Settings; Faith-Based Settings Community; Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Community-based program designed to increase breast cancer screening and promote the practice of mammography among underserved African American women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=270521
Thinking About Continuing Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer? A Decision Aid for 70-Year-Old Women
Breast Cancer Screening Veterans Community-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Shared Decision Making Not Specified 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female Australia English Designed to enhance knowledge in the decision making process for breast cancer screening. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=3721456
Using Direct Mail to Increase Screening Mammography
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People who are Underinsured; People with Lower SES Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Not Specified 40-65 Years (Adults) 40-65 Years Female United States English Designed to help increase breast cancer screening among low-income, underinsured women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=294617
Woman to Woman
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening Adults Community-Based Settings; Faith-Based Settings; Workplaces Individual; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Not Specified 40-65 Years (Adults) 40-65 Years Female Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase breast cancer and cervical cancer screening in the worksite setting. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=282969