Mount Sinai Health System
Cancer Prevention Programs from Mount Sinai
Cancer Education and Outreach programs are available at the The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai.
During these programs we go over facts, myths and screening guidelines to encourage African Americans and Latinos to receive age-appropriate cancer screening and connect participants with providers who speak their language and are low cost or free regardless of the ability to pay and immigration status.. We also provide participants with take home literature and resource guides.
All of our programs are conducted 7 days a week and at times that are convenient to the community and are conducted in English or Spanish. If you are interested in having breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer prevention education programs delivered at your, church, organization or home, please contact us at 212-824-7802 or at clarissa.martinez@mssm.edu.
hi my name is Claire Martinez and I help coordinate health promotion and outreach programs at the Tish Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai our mission is to build upon Mount Zion eyes history of medical breakthroughs by offering free cancer prevention workshops throughout New York City unfortunately minorities are the most likely to suffer the greatest burden from the most common types of cancers however there are screening tests that can help detect treat and in some cases even cure cancer at early stages hello my name is gieux Linda Lewis Kelly and I am a 16 year breast cancer survivor african-americans are more likely to die from cancer than any other ethnic correlation and while cancer death are declining in the United States african-americans still suffer the greatest burden for most types of cancer including breast cervical and colorectal cancer Syrus and I am a breast cancer survivor of more than 20 years among Latinos cancer is the leading cause of death and that's the importance of early detection disparities in cancer among the african-american and Latino population are often related to obstacles and getting cancer screenings like a clinical breast exam a mammogram and a colonoscopy as well as delays in resolving abnormal finding other obstacles include fear language lack of insurance and financial barriers early stages of cancer typically don't have symptoms and that is the importance of early detection when treatment can be more effective during our cancer prevention programs we go over cancer facts and myths and encourage african-american and Latinos to receive age-appropriate screening we also provide participants with providers that speak their language and are free or low-cost regardless of the participants ability to pay or immigration status at the end of each workshop we provide participants with take-home literature and research guides my name is Terry McFarland and I am a 15-year breast cancer survivor african-american and Latino cancer survivors it's important to tell your story because it's through your story that will change lives if we can save that one person we rejoice with that one person that go and get their mammogram and get their checkup because early detection is the best protection all of our programs are offered in both English and Spanish seven days a week and at times that are convenient for community members if you are interested in having a breast cervical or colorectal presentation done at your church or community organization please contact me Clarissa Martinez at two one two eight two four seven eight zero two or email me at Clarissa Martinez at M SSM edu we look forward to hearing from you
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