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Uncertain Future for Breast Cancer Screenings

his April, for the third year in a row, Illinois legislators voted to cut the budget of the IllinoisĀ Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)ā€”a state-run initiative that aims to provide freeĀ preventative care and cancer treatments to uninsured Illinois womenā€”by nearly $296,000. ItĀ was a major blow for an already-lean budget. Although Mayor Rahm Emanuel recentlyĀ stepped in […]