| | | | | | | It’s National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week |
In this special issue of Community Matters, MSK recognizes the 4th Annual National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week (June 13-19). Led by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this initiative raises cancer awareness and encourages people to know their family health history. | | |
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| Antonio Lekhramjal, diagnosed with stomach cancer, with his wife. | | Talk with Your Family | | Knowing your family’s health history is important for your health. Black Family Cancer Awareness Week can be a chance to talk with family members about health issues you and your loved ones might share. MSK has tips to help get the conversation started. | | |
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| | | Harlem dentist Gregory Page came to MSK for prostate cancer treatment. |
| | Prostate Cancer Screening and Black Men | | New guidelines recommend Black men be screened at an earlier age than white men. The MSK Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem is a convenient community location for obtaining a PSA test. You can also learn more at one of our upcoming Mobile Health Unit community visits (see dates below). | | |
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| | | Community Health Educational Panel & Dinner | | Join the MSK Ralph Lauren Center, the International Myeloma Foundation, and the Abyssinian Baptist Church on June 20 for a free educational dinner in Harlem. The event will provide information about the disease multiple myeloma – the most common blood cancer in African Americans. | | |
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| | | Mariely Del Valle was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. |
| | Get the Facts on Colorectal Cancer Screening | | Black men and women are more likely to get colorectal cancer than any other racial group in the United States — and 40% more likely to die from it. Visit our Mobile Health Unit for a free, take-home screening test (see dates below). | | |
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| | | Photo by Athena Dawson for Schneps Media |
| | Celebrating a New Cancer Center in Queens | | In April, MSK representatives joined Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC), part of the Medisys Health Network, in celebrating the grand opening of the MediSys Health Network Cancer Center. Together, MSK and JHMC are increasing access to high quality cancer care in Queens. | | |
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| | Upcoming Events in Your Neighborhood | | Join MSK at these community events. For more information, please email communityaffairs@mskcc.org. |
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| MSK Mobile Health Unit at the East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center
158 E 115th St, New York, NY 10029
Tuesday, June 18
12:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m.
Learn More | | |
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Harlem Pride: Health & Wellness Chat & Chew with MSK’s Gleneara Bates-Pappas
258 St. Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10027
Thursday, June 20
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Learn More | | |
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Multiple Myeloma Educational Panel & Dinner
132 W 138th St, New York, NY 10030
Thursday, June 20
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Learn More | | |
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MSK Information Table at the Freeport Memorial Library
144 W Merrick Rd, Freeport, NY 11520
Wednesday, June 26
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Learn More | | |
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Harlem Pride Celebration
12th Ave at W 133rd St
Saturday, June 29
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Learn More | | |
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El Barrio Music Speaks Festival
1230 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029
Wednesday, July 10
3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Learn More | | |
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