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An estimated 700,000 woman who may have otherwise avoided screening for beast cancer will now get tested.

Wednesday Governor Charlie Crist signed legislation to create a breast cancer early detection program. The program will target women ages 19 to 64 and make thousands eligible for screening. Governor Charlie Crist the program will be a success despite a lack of funding.

“It doesn’t cost a lot to give somebody good advice and a good referral and this bill is about good referrals and making sure people know where they can go to have the opportunity to get screening done and that awareness is an awfully important thing, just ask anyone who has had a situation were they weren’t aware of where they might have been able to get screening,” said Crist.

Florida ranks second in the nation in new breast cancer cases per year and in the number of women who die from the disease.