Connecticut program provides free access to breast cancer screenings

Office of the Governor; Yale New Haven Health; Connecticut Department of Public Health · October 14, 2025

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Opening remarks and breast cancer statistics

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Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz opened the October event, stating national breast cancer statistics from the American Cancer Society—1 in 8 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 1 in 43 will die—and framed the day's message around early detection.

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Connecticut officials, medical leaders and survivors urged early detection and highlighted state screening programs and recent laws expanding diagnostic coverage at a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event at Yale New Haven Hospital’s Smilow Cancer Hospital.

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