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EARLY BREAST
CANCER DETECTION
SAVES LIVES
October is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month and the Cancer Services Program
of Queens would like to remind
your readers about getting screened
for breast cancer and share some
important information.
About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed
with breast cancer in her life.
Breast cancer is most oft en found in
women ages 50 and older.
Breast cancer may not cause symptoms,
especially in the early stages.
Symptoms of breast cancer can include
a lump in the breast or armpit, breast
swelling or change of shape, dimples
in the skin, itching and redness of the
skin or nipple, breast or nipple pain,
and discharge from the nipple other
than breast milk.
With regular screening, breast
cancer is more likely to be found at an
earlier stage when treatment may be
most successful. Simply stated, early
detection can save lives and regular
screening is the key to early detection.
Women ages 50 to 74 years who are
not at high risk due to family history of
breast cancer or breast cancer symptoms
should get a mammogram every
two years. Women who are at high risk
should talk to their doctor about their
risk factors and when they should
begin screening.
Most insurance plans cover the cost of
a mammogram, but for women who are
uninsured the CSP may be able to help.
The Cancer Services Program provides
life-saving mammograms at no-cost to
women age 40 and older who meet other
eligibility requirements. Our program
can also help eligible women receive
treatment if cancer is found.
Although the Cancer Services
Program mission is to help eligible,
uninsured women get free mammograms,
we are here to encourage every
woman to get their mammogram.
If any woman needs help, call the
Cancer Services Program of Queens
County at 718-670-1561.
That call can save a life!
Jacqueline Xouris, Clinical Director,
Cancer Services Program Queens at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens
PRAYERS FOR
FLORENCE’S
VICTIMS
Hurricane Florence hit North and
South Carolina with a great force of
wind and rain and has caused much
flooding. This epic storm that can
also be termed as one of biblical proportions,
considering all the damages
and destruction and loss of human life.
I work for Northeast Plumbing in
Mineola and one of my co-workers
named Gary is in North Carolina visiting
his brother while on vacation. One
of my co-workers, named Gregory, and
I called and asked how he was doing
and he said it was raining but hanging
in there and hoping for the best.
One of my bosses named Jimmy has
a daughter and her husband are living
in North Carolina. I believe he is a bit
worried but he says they are alright.
I ask all of your readers to keep all
those aff ected by Hurricane Florence
to keep them in their prayers in this
most diffi cult situation. I also ask when
all is said and done and if the many that
can to donate to the Red Cross and any
other charitable organizations that
will be trying help the many in need
of food, water and human compassion.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr.,
Glen Oaks Village
FLAG OMISSION
FROM ‘FIRST MAN’
IRKS READER
Damien Chazelle’s movie “First Man”
is the story of the moon landing. A number
of people who have viewed the fi lm
have noted that there is no moonshot
scene that specifi cally reenacts the
iconic footage of the American fl ag
being planted on the moon. In a movie
about World War II, would it be okay to
omit the fl ag raising scene at Iwo Jima?
It is impossible to discern the filmmakers
level of antipathy to American exceptionalism
but their reason for the omission
is worth noting. In a press conference,
the director stated that because the flag
planting was a “very famous moment,”
he chose to focus on the “unfamous stuff.”
Ryan Gosling, who plays Neil Armstrong
in the film, stated that the scene doesn’t
appear because First Man chooses to cast
the landing as a “human achievement”
and not an American achievement.
No one explained how including the
iconic scene of Armstrong planting
the American fl ag on the moon would
detract from or diminish the signifi -
cance of this “human achievement.”
Aren’t Americans humans?
Ed Konecnik, Flushing
Editor’s note: To clarify, the movie
“First Man” is not specifically about
the Moon landing. It is based upon the
book “First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong,”
James R. Hansen’s biography of
the astronaut who took (as Armstrong
famously said) “one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind” upon landing
on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Like the book, the movie is focused
primarily on Armstrong’s life before,
during and aft er the Moon landing.
Moreover, while a row has resulted
over reports about the exclusion of the
fl ag planting from the fi lm, the movie
has yet to be released to the public; it
debuts in theaters nationwide on Oct. 12.
We’ll leave it to those who plan on seeing
the fi lm to draw their own conclusions
about it.
LETTERS AND COMMENTS
This gem from
the Ridgewood
Times archives
shows members
of the Catholic
War Veterans
Glenridge Post
34 and Ladies
Auxiliary at
the dedication
ceremony of Frank
C. Prokop Square
on Sept. 15, 1940.
The memorial is
located at the
intersection Fresh
Pond Road and
Cypress Hills
Street. Send us
your historic
photos of Queens
by email to
editorial@qns.
com (subject:
A Look Back)
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to you upon
request.
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