BACON, SLOTKIN, BRITT, DELAURO INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE OVARIAN CANCER PREVENTION AND CARE

Washington, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Bacon issued the following press release:

Bacon, Slotkin, Britt, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Care WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) along with Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the Ovarian Cancer Improving and Modernizing Prevention, Access, Care, and Testing (IMPACT) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to genetic testing, hereditary cancer risk assessment, and specialty care for patients and families affected by ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States, and roughly 80 percent...