康涅狄格州州长拉蒙特呼吁乳腺癌筛查：低收入无保险女性可获免费乳房X光检查
2026年10月26日，康涅狄格州州长 Ned Lamont 在 Wallingford 举行记者会，呼吁全州女性定期接受乳腺癌筛查；符合资格的低收入、无保险或保险不足女性，可通过州计划获得免费乳房X光检查。
这场记者会为纪念10月乳腺癌宣传月而举行，副州长 Susan Bysiewicz 与公共卫生局长 Manisha Juthani 一同出席。三人强调，乳腺癌在早期发现时最有治疗机会，定期筛查是及早发现病情的重要一步。
州早期发现与预防计划为符合资格的女性连接免费的乳腺和宫颈癌筛查、诊断与治疗服务，服务点包括21家医院、40家联邦合格健康中心和15家 Planned Parenthood 诊所。全州每年约有5,000人接受筛查，过去五年共完成超过16,000次乳房X光检查。
美国预防服务工作组建议40至74岁女性每两年筛查一次。乳腺癌是所有种族和族裔女性中最常见的癌症；美国癌症协会估计，2026年全美将有超过310,700人确诊，其中康涅狄格州新增3,940例。该州2023年发病率为每10万名女性147.5例，为全美最高，全国平均为133.8例。
Lamont 表示，每个人都应有机会接受筛查，无保险或保险不足者可由州政府连接至免费提供乳房X光检查的医疗机构，并说这至关重要、可以挽救生命。Juthani 表示，早期发现能提高治疗成功率，而这始于一次乳房X光检查。查询可登录 ct.gov/dph/screening 或致电 860-509-7804。
Connecticut Governor Lamont Urges Breast Cancer Screening, Highlights Free Mammograms Through State Program
On October 26, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont held a news conference in Wallingford urging women across the state to receive regular breast cancer screenings. Eligible low-income, uninsured or underinsured women can obtain mammograms at no cost through a state program.
The news conference, held in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, was also attended by Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD. They emphasized that breast cancer is most treatable when detected early and that regular screening is an important step toward finding it sooner.
The state's Early Detection and Prevention Program connects eligible women with no-cost breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment services. It operates through 21 hospitals, 40 federally qualified health centers and 15 Planned Parenthood clinics. About 5,000 Connecticut residents are screened each year, and the program has provided more than 16,000 mammograms over the past five years.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening every other year for women ages 40 to 74. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women of all races and ethnicities. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 310,700 people will be diagnosed in the United States in 2026, including 3,940 new cases in Connecticut. Connecticut's 2023 incidence rate was 147.5 cases per 100,000 women, the highest in the nation, compared with a national rate of 133.8.
Lamont said everyone should have access to screening and that residents who are uninsured or underinsured can be connected by the state with providers who will perform a mammogram at no cost, adding, "This is critically important and can save your life." Juthani said treatment is more likely to be successful when breast cancer is found early, and that process starts with a mammogram. Information is available at ct.gov/dph/screening or by calling 860-509-7804.
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