Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell is championing efforts to expand access to preventative health screenings, especially for cancer, in Alabama's 7th Congressional District. Her advocacy is personally motivated by the passing of her mother, Nancy Gardner Sewell, from pancreatic cancer in 2018, driving her commitment to making early detection and screenings widely available.
To achieve this, Representative Sewell introduced the Nancy Gardner Sewell Stop Procrastinating Act, which aims to broaden access to early cancer detection and screenings. More specifically, she also brought forward the Nancy Gardner Sewell Mammography Quality Standards Act of 2023 (H.R. 5136). This specific legislation seeks to improve the quality of mammography and enhance access to breast cancer screenings by updating the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.
Beyond her legislative work in Congress, Sewell actively sponsors 'Nancy Gardner Sewell's Cancer Screening Day' events within her district. These community-based initiatives are held at various churches, offering free screenings, including mammograms, colorectal cancer screening, and blood pressure checks, to uninsured and underinsured residents. These events exemplify her dedication to converting personal loss into a public benefit by delivering vital health services directly to those in need.
