MSLC To Provide Free Prostate Cancer Screening and Education
Cornwall, NY– Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall’s (MSLC) Littman Cancer Center will recognize Men’s Health Month with a free prostate screening and men’s health seminar on June 12. Both events will take place at Cornwall Radiation Oncology Services, located at 15 Laurel Avenue, Suite 100 in Cornwall.
Dr. Jaspreet Singh, Co-Chair of MSLC’s Urology Services, will perform the screening with eligible individuals from 4-6 p.m. To check eligibility requirements and schedule a screening appointment, call the Littman Cancer Center oncology navigation program at (845) 458-4444. Appointments are mandatory.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Dr. Singh will discuss prostate cancer prevention and treatment, as well as other men’s health issues. Seminar registration is available online at http://bit.ly/mslcevents or by calling (845) 568-2561.
Men’s Health Month was created in 1996 to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States, trailing only non-melanoma skin cancer. It also ranks among the leading causes of cancer death among men of all races and Hispanic origin populations.
About Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall (MSLC) is a not-for-profit community hospital with campuses in Newburgh and Cornwall, NY. The hospital is dedicated to serving the health care needs of the Hudson Valley and has achieved excellence in the delivery of compassionate and comprehensive health care services. The Joint Commission noted SLCH for excellence in Key Quality Measures in the management of Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Stroke and Surgical Care. In January 2018, MSLC officially became part of the Montefiore Health System to strengthen the delivery of health care locally and enhance access to exceptional specialty care for Hudson Valley residents. In March 2019, the hospital changed its name from St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall.
