FREE MAMMOGRAMS AND FREE CERVICAL EXAMS TO UNINSURED WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 AND FREE TAKE HOME COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING FOR THOSE 50 AND OVER TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM AT NUMC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2010

PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055

FREE MAMMOGRAMS AND FREE CERVICAL EXAMS TO UNINSURED WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 AND FREE TAKE HOME COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING FOR THOSE 50 AND OVER TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM AT NUMC

FREE mammograms and free cervical exams to UNINSURED women, over the age of 40, will be provided by the Cancer Screening Partnership.  FREE take home test for colorectal cancer for women 50 and over and their partners will be distributed.  These services are offered at the Breast Imaging Center at NUMC, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow.

Appointments are necessary.  Only a form of identification with photograph is necessary.  Please call 516-572-3300 for appointment and exact location of screening exams.

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.

For more information about NuHealth or its Centers of Care, visit www.nuhealth.net.