FDOH Pasco Offers Free or Low Cost Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings

April 23, 2026 michele525 HEALTH NEWS, IN THE LOOP Comments Off

Media Release | April 23
Florida DOH Pasco

Finding and treating cancer early is important. It can be the difference between life and death. The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County’s (DOH-Pasco) Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program can help. It provides cancer screenings to eligible women.

To be eligible, a woman must meet the following requirements:

Be a Florida resident
Be 40–64 years of age or
Women at any age with a personal history of breast cancer, or who have completed treatment for invasive cervical cancer, may be eligible
Have no health insurance to cover the cost of clinical breast exams, mammograms or Pap smears
Household income less than or equal to 200% federal of the poverty level

Early detection is the key to successful treatment. Call right away if you have new breast pain, breast lumps, nipple discharge, or other changes.

DOH-Pasco provides the following services:

Breast and cervical cancer screening exams (clinical breast exams, mammograms, and Pap tests) to approximately 5% of the at need population as funding allows
Diagnostic funds are reserved for women screened through the program
Care coordination to all clients with abnormal exams
Women screened through the program and diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer are referred to the Florida Medicaid Program for eligibility determination
Paid breast and cervical cancer treatment through Medicaid for eligible women screened through the program

We will pay for most services you receive if you are eligible, however there may be some shared costs. Treatment may be paid by Medicaid.