Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act
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Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualifying health centers and nonprofit organizations to develop, expand, or operate programs to provide: (1) information and education on cancer prevention; (2) screenings for cancer; (3) counseling on cancer, including counseling upon a diagnosis of cancer; and (4) treatment for cancer. Requires the Secretary to give preference to applicants that: (1) have service populations that include a significant number of low-income minority individuals who are at-risk for cancer; (2) will emphasize early detection of and comprehensive treatment for cancer; (3) will provide comprehensive treatment services for cancer in its earliest stages; (4) will provide such early detection and treatment for two or more types of cancer; and (5) have established or will establish referral arrangements with entities that provide screenings for low-income individuals.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1030: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1030/
"H.R. 1030: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1030/.
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