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News from

Assemblyman Chris A. Brown


Representing Atlantic County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4 !"#4

Contact: Chris A. Brown $"%&$''&(!$$

BROWN BILL REQUIRING INSURERS TO COVER BREAST SCREENINGS NOW LAW


TRENTON & )o*en in nee+ o, a++itiona- *e+ica--y necessary testin. to screen ,or breast cancer wi-- ha/e their hea-th insurance co/er the costs o, those tests inc-u+in. MRI u-trasoun+ an+ 0&D *a**o.ra*s un+er a new -aw enacte+ by 1o/ernor Christie an+ s2onsore+ by Chris Brown. The -aw a-so re3uires *a**o.ra* re2orts to contain in,or*ation on breast +ensity. 45ew a+/ances in screenin. o,,er better an+ s*arter *etho+s that wi-- he-2 *ore 2atients beco*e breast cancer sur/i/ors 6 Brown R&At-antic sai+. 4More an+ better breast screenin.s wi-- increase the o++s that our *others wi/es an+ +au.hters wi-- sur/i/e this horri,ic +isease.6 Brown 2ointe+ out whi-e *a**o.ra*s are e,,ecti/e they are not 2er,ect. E/ery wo*an7s bo+y is uni3ue. About 4"8 o, a-- wo*en ha/e tissue in their breast too +ense ,or e,,ecti/e *a**o.ra* screenin.. Because o, this /ariation *a**o.ra*s can *iss o/er 9"8 o, tu*ors in +ense breasts. 4:nowin. that cancer is ,our to si; ti*es *ore -i<e-y in wo*en with +ense breast this new -aw now *a<es it easier to he-2 these wo*en 6 Brown sai+. ===

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