HB 894 -- Prostate Cancer Screening Co-Sponsors: Johnson (61), Portwood This bill requires the Bureau of Cancer Control in the Department of Health to provide educational literature on the prevention of prostate cancer and perform early prostate screening and testing for men 50 years of age and older. The bureau is required to perform the testing with an emphasis on men in high risk areas and to coordinate prostate screening and testing efforts with local health departments. The bureau is required to develop educational materials which strongly recommend that men receive complete screenings in accordance with the current American Cancer Society guidelines. The bill contains provisions pertaining to the content and distribution of the educational material. The department, in conjunction with the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Project, is required to staff a mobile unit for outreach and screening efforts in high risk urban and rural areas of Missouri.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives