NUMC OFFICIALS AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE MANGANO PROMOTE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP                                              Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq.,

President/CEO                                                                                 Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 27, 2016

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

East Meadow, NY – In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano joined NUMC’s President/CEO Dr. Victor Politi and NUMC clinical staff in promoting New York State’s only state-of-the-art 3D Mammography Mobile Breast Cancer Van which offers the latest technology in breast cancer detection to women throughout Nassau County.

“This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I urge women over the age of 40, to schedule a routine mammography screening containing the three-dimensional breast tomosynthesis which is the most effective imaging procedure when performing a mammography.  Proven to detect cancers earlier, the 3D mammogram is most efficient at the way its imaging program works,” stated County Executive Mangano.

NUMC receives a Nassau Cancer Screening Grant which covers the costs of mammography and any follow up.  If a woman does have insurance, the insurance company will be billed.  Insurance companies in New York State will cover all costs of screening mammography any additional mammography follow up may require co-pay.  Certified radiologists at the NUMC Breast Imaging Center will interpret mammography images.  All results within normal limits are sent to the participant and their private physician.  If an abnormality exists, both the patient and their designated physician is contacted by a nurse.

Dr. Politi added, “We encourage women to take advantage of NUMC’s breast cancer detection programs. The 3D state-of-the-art technology, both at NUMC’s Breast Imaging Center and in the mobile van, allows the radiologist to look though the tissue to better identify suspicious lesions, as opposed to a 2D composite flat view.  While the 3D breast tomosynthesis screening still compresses the breast like a traditional mammogram, it takes multiple images at different angles to create a view through slices in a 3D image, with results in less than 24 hours, by board certified radiologists.”

ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life.  Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community.  By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

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