Rockaway Beach library to host free mammogram screening event
BY ALICIA VENTER
A free mammogram
screening event hosted by
Assemblywoman Stacey
Pheffer Amato will be coming
to the Peninsula Public
Library in Rockaway Beach
in November.
The event will run on
Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. at the library, located
at 92-25 Rockaway Beach
Blvd.
Registration by Oct. 20
is required for the screening,
as walk-ins will not be
permitted.
The screening is
available to those
between the ages
of 40 and 50 with
health insurance
or between the ages
of 50 and 79 without
health insurance.
Those who have had
a mammogram within
the last 12 months are
not eligible.
Registrants must
currently be living in
New York City.
“Getting screened
for breast cancer is so important,
and can truly save
l i v e s , ”
P h e f -
fer Amato
said. “Early
detection of this disease
can lead to much better
outcomes, which is why
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I’m happy to partner with
the American Italian Cancer
Foundation to ensure
that more women can get
screened. I encourage as
many women as possible to
attend these events to get
screened and take control of
your health.”
A mammogram is an Xray
of the breast, and for
many women it is the best
way to find breast cancer
early, according to the CDC.
Photo via Getty Images
Having a mammogram
screening can lower the risk
of dying from breast cancer.
To register for the Nov.
10 event, call 718-945-9550 or
email amatos@nyassembly.
gov.
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