Rosenthal sponsors free mammograms for Pomonok Houses residents
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BY JENNA BAGCAL
Queens NYCHA residents
recently got free mammograms
thanks to efforts by a local
lawmaker ahead of Breast
Cancer Awareness Month.
On Thursday, Sept. 30, Assemblyman
Daniel Rosenthal
teamed up with the Italian-
American Cancer Foundation
and Queens Community
House to bring preventative
breast cancer screenings
to the Pomonok Houses
Community Center.
Eligible patients
signed up for appointments
through Rosenthal’s
office or walked
into the mobile bus to
receive their annual
screening.
“Early detection
saves
lives,” Rosenthal
said. “As
we assessed the
effects of the pandemic on
preventative care, we wanted
to ensure that women did not
forgo their critical annual
exams. I thank the American-
Italian Cancer Foundation for
providing this crucial service
in a safe manner and Queens
Community House for their
partnership.”
This was the third year
that the lawmaker hosted the
cost-free mammogram service
following the New York
Breast Law that was enacted
in 2017. Under the legislation,
deductibles and copayments
for all annual screening mammograms
were eliminated for
women over 40 years old.
According to the Centers
for Disease Control
(CDC) a mammogram
is an X-ray
of the breast and
is the best way for
early breast cancer
detection for
many women. Regular
mammograms, usually
one per year, can
lower a person’s risk
of dying from breast
cancer.
Rosenthal said
that his office plans
to make free mammograms
available annually
for his constituents.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal
by e-mail at jbagcal@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2583. Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Rosenthal’s office
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