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ScreenNJ

Get Cancer Sreenings Without Barriers to Access Care.

Increasing screening rates to help prevent cancer and detect cancer at earlier, more treatable stages.
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ScreenNJ

New Jersey’s Leading Cancer Prevention, Education and Detection Network

Prioritizing risk reduction, prevention, early detection and awareness in communities across the Garden State.
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ScreenNJ

Explore patient navigation to help you take control of your health journey

Providing support and resources for all types of cancer screenings, so you can identify potential issues early.
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ScreenNJ

The #1 Partner Network for Cancer Prevention, Education and Detection

Reducing cancer incidence and mortality through effective collaboration across all 21counties of New Jersey.

ScreenNJ is on a mission to...

Reduce
Mortality Rates

Increase
Screening Access

Eliminate
Disparities

Promote
Cancer Education

New Jersey has the Seventh-highest cancer incidence rate in the US.

(Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database – United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2023 submission.)

Cancer is also the second leading cause of death in NJ — nearly 6,000 residents are killed by preventable cancers each year.

For many cancers, screening can detect cancers at an early stage when treatments are far more effective.

ScreenNJ aims to increase screening for:

Cancer Education

Learn more about cancer screenings, prevention and detection through our various educational resources.

About ScreenNJ

In partnership with the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Health, and healthcare and community organizations across New Jersey

ScreenNJ aims to increase screening for breast, cervical, colorectal, genetically-linked, HPV-linked, lung, prostate, and skin cancers to reduce cancer mortality rates, to reduce disparities, and to educate New Jersey residents about the importance of cancer screening, early detection, and prevention.

ScreenNJ partners with, connects, and supports healthcare provider agencies, public health agencies, and community organizations throughout the state that provide education on, refer patients to, or directly provide screening services for cancer. ScreenNJ also helps organizations initiate or expand these types of outcomes-oriented, evidence-based screening and outreach services.

Discover our mobile health unit

Free Cancer Screenings and Care Coordination for the uninsured and under-served across New Jersey

Now Offering:

For Our Partners & Providers

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ScreenNJ is a collaborative project of organizations across New Jersey committed to reducing cancer incidence and mortality through an effective cancer prevention and screening project.

DID YOU KNOW?

ScreenNJ Screening Statistics

New-Jerseyans screened in 2024
(through September)
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Total Screenings completed
across the Garden State
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Cancers and other significant
findings detected
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Why Should You Get Screened?

One in two men and one in three women will develop cancer in their lifetime

Overall, cancer is the second leading cause of death (behind heart disease) in both the United States and in New Jersey. Among the more than 50,000 new cases diagnosed annually, common screening-detectable cancers — such as breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers — account for nearly half of all new cases among both men and women in New Jersey.

Early diagnosis of cancer offers the best chance for successful treatment. When cancer care is delayed or inaccessible there is a lower chance of survival, greater problems associated with treatment, and higher costs of care.

Visit our Education page to learn more about various cancer types and screening options.

Types of Screenings Available:

Upcoming Events

Looking to feature an event on ScreenNJ? Please fill out our interest form to help our team collaborate with and support you.

Click here to submit your event.

Additionally, the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) and the National Lung Cancer Roundtable host events and webinars to offer timely and relevant discussion on emerging issues in cancer prevention, screening, and control. Learn more about upcoming webinars and view recordings and presentations from both the NCCRT and NLCRT:

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Screening for cancer is covered with no deductible or co-pay by many insurance plans including Medicare, and patients with no insurance may be able to receive recommended cancer screenings at their NJ CEED agency or at other ScreenNJ partner sites. Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.

Who Qualifies for Screening?

The New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Screening Program (NJCEED) is part of the New Jersey Department of Health.

NJCEED provides comprehensive screening services for breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer. The services include education, outreach, early detection, case management, screening, tracking, and follow-up. Breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancers can be treated more effectively when found early.

Persons eligible for these services must be at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level and be uninsured or under-insured. For more information, please call 1-800-328-3838 or locate a screening location here.

Screening for cancer is covered with no deductible or co-pay by many insurance plans including Medicare, and patients with no insurance may be able to receive recommended cancer screenings at their NJCEED agency or at other ScreenNJ partner sites. Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.

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