Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a U.S. congresswoman from Florida. She has long been an advocate for the rights of women, seniors, and children. In 2009, she increased efforts to promote early screening for breast cancer after revealing her own battle with the disease in 2008. The bill passed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010.

Gary Barg: What can you tell us about the Early Act?

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: The EARLY Act, called the Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, is legislation that I introduced when I was researching a way that I could help use my own story to really advance the fight against breast cancer. And what I found was that the biggest gap that exists right now is what young women face when they are diagnosed with breast cancer because mostly the focus of breast cancer education is on women who are 40 and over. So the EARLY Act will create an education and awareness campaign targeted at women under 45 years old that will help them understand how to focus on their breast health so that they can minimize their risks and make it more likely if they are diagnosed with breast cancer, it is detected early...read more

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