TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Kansas, recognizing the importance of early detection and access to life-saving screenings. Each year, approximately 2,400 women in Kansas are diagnosed with breast cancer, and around 370 die from the disease. Despite the benefits of regular screening, about one in four Kansas women who are due for a breast cancer screening do not receive one.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Early Detection Works (EDW) program. Since 1995, the program has provided free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured and underinsured women. The program has served more than 71,000 women, detected over 1,000 cancer cases and operates in all 105 counties through a statewide network of healthcare providers.
