“To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on breast cancer risk assessment tools, and for other purposes.”
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This section states congressional findings on breast cancer, including that 382,640 women will be diagnosed in 2026, early detection yields a 99 percent 5-year survival rate, women face a 1-in-8 lifetime risk, 85 percent of cases lack family history, and no centralized risk assessment tool exists despite models such as the Gail Model and Tyrer-Cuzick calculator.
This section directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment that identifies inaccuracies and gaps in use of existing breast cancer risk assessment tools across populations, along with contributing factors. The report must also outline planning for a single comprehensive and publicly accessible tool, strategies for public awareness, and recommendations for building consensus among patients, medical providers, institutions of higher education, for-profit and nonprofit entities, health care entities, and other relevant stakeholders.
This section expands the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program to require states to conduct evidence-based breast cancer risk assessments as part of screenings, train health professionals on validated risk models, implement standardized risk assessment tools integrated into electronic health records, develop public education programs on risk factors and risk-reduction strategies, and support research to improve model accuracy across racial, ethnic, geographic, and age populations. It also requires states to report the number of risk assessments conducted, individuals identified at elevated risk, referrals for enhanced screening or genetic counseling, and disparities in access.