Cancer Services Program: Free Cancer Screenings

If you are uninsured, St. Mary’s offers men and women free, high-quality breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings and diagnostic follow-up services in Fulton, Montgomery, and Schenectady counties.

Eligible Patients

• Live in New York State
• Do not have health insurance
• Have health insurance with a cost share that may prevent a person from obtaining screening and/or diagnostic services
• Meet income eligibility requirements
• Meet age requirements

What cancer screening services does the Cancer Services program offer? 

• Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram and Clinical Breast Exam)
  • Ages 40 and older (some programs serve ages 50 and older only)
  • Under age 40 at high risk for breast cancer*
• Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap Test, high-risk HPV test and Pelvic Exam)
  • Ages 40 and older
• Colorectal Cancer Screening (Fecal Occult Blood Test/Fecal Immunochemical Test Kit)
  • Ages 45 and older at average risk for colorectal cancer
• Colorectal Cancer Screening (Colonoscopy)
  • If at increased or high risk for colorectal cancer*

*Only as determined by a New York State-licensed health care provider per program guidelines.

Where are these screening services provided?

• These services are provided at the following healthcare organizations in Fulton, Montgomery and Schenectady counties:
  • St. Mary’s Healthcare
  • Nathan Littauer Hospital
  • Ellis
  • Bassett Healthcare Network
  • Bellevue Women’s Center
  • Hometown Health – offices in Amsterdam & Schenectady