What if preventing cancer were possible? Now, what if it were free? A grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health makes it possible for uninsured and underinsured women across Missouri to receive a free vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. The not-for-profit foundation is the result of one of 12 spin-off organizations created after Blue Cross Blue Shield reorganized into a profit-seeking company.
Grant gives HPV shot to thousands for free
The grant helps women without financial coverage.
Thursday, June 21, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:45 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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