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Free Informative Forum on Mammograms during the Pandemic
News from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
August 19, 2020
Contact:
Lyn Dobrin, 516-997-8545
Angelica Medina, 516-857-9035
Free Informative Forum on Mammograms during the Pandemic
COVID-19 has caused mammography rates to plummet nationwide. Sister United in Health/Hermanas Unidas en la Salud is informing Spanish-speaking women about precautions that have been implemented for them to remain safe when getting their annual mammogram.
A free forum with panelists from the Cancer Services Program of Nassau and Suffolk, Stony Brook Medicine Mobile Mammography, and the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program will be held entirely in Spanish on Thursday, September 3 from 7 to 8 pm via zoom and telephone. “We are very concerned because mammography screenings have considerably decreased as a result of the pandemic,” says Outreach Program Supervisor Angelica Medina. Delaying screening can have negative health consequences especially for populations that already experience detection at later stages, bigger, more aggressive tumors, and lack of access to health care.
At the end of the forum, audience members can register for a free or low-cost mammogram, regardless of insurance or immigration status, and receive a $25 gift card once they complete their screening.
For more event information visit https://breast-cancer.adelphi.edu/en-espanol/foros-y-talleres/. To reach Ms. Medina and the hotline call 800-877-8077. The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. You are not alone.
Sponsored by a grant from
the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Foro Informativo Gratuito sobre las Mamografías durante la Pandemia
El COVID-19 ha hecho que muchas mujeres de todo el país dejen de hacerse sus chequeos de salud anuales, incluyendo la mamografía. La iniciativa Hermanas Unidas en la Salud quiere informar a las personas Hispanohablantes acerca las precauciones que los centros de mamografía están tomando para proteger su salud, y cómo lidiar con el estrés de ir al examen durante la pandemia.
Este foro gratuito se realizará completamente en Español el día Jueves, 3 de septiembre de 7 a 8pm por Zoom y por teléfono. Contará con panelistas del Programa de Servicios del Cáncer de Nassau y Suffolk, la unidad de mamografías móvil del Hospital de Stony Brook, y el Programa del Cáncer del Seno Adelphi. “Estamos sumamente preocupadas por la drástica reducción en el número de mamografías,” dice Angelica Medina, Supervisora del Programa de Alcance Comunitario. Posponer los exámenes de detección en una población a la que ya se le detecta el cáncer en etapas avanzadas, con tumores más grandes, y tiene menos acceso a cuidado médico de calidad, puede tener consecuencias devastadoras.
Al final del foro miembros de la audiencia pueden ser referidos para una mamografía gratis o a bajo costo, aun sin no tienen seguro médico o estatus migratorio, y recibirán una tarjeta de regalo de $25 al completar su mamografía.
Para más información visite: https://breast-cancer.adelphi.edu/en-espanol/foros-y-talleres/. Para comunicarse con Ms. Medina y el Programa del Cáncer del Seno Adelphi, llame gratis al 800-877-8077. El Programa del Cáncer del Seno Adelphi está celebrando 40 años sirviendo a la comunidad. No está sola.
Sponsored by a grant from
the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
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