SAVE-THE-DATE
3rd Annual Cancer Vixen FUNd event
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FREE MAMMOGRAMS:
Contact: 212-604-6009 (Mention Cancer Vixen)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Saint Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center
325 West 15th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenue)
New York, New York 10011
Free Mammograms are generously sponsored by the Cancer Vixen FUNd at St. Vincent’s Hospital
NEW WEBPAGE:
www.cancervixenfund.org
ABOUT THE CANCER VIXEN FUNd AT ST. VINCENT’S HOSPITAL:
The Cancer Vixen FUNd began as a personal story for Marisa Acocella Marchetto, a cancer survivor who was successfully treated at the Breast Center at St. Vincent’s Hospital’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. Marisa then started the Cancer Vixen FUNd to help women who otherwise would not have the financial means to receive proper healthcare. She believes it is crucial that everyone, whether insured or not, receive the proper screening to catch breast cancer early to ensure they will have a greater chance of successfully kicking cancer. Women who have detected cancer early have a 98% survival rate.
The Cancer Vixen FUNd is a true example of the Hospital’s mission by providing free mammograms and follow-up services for uninsured breast cancer patients. Since 2006, The Fund has been sponsoring free mammograms twice a year for uninsured and underinsured women allowing New Yorkers to receive free breast care, including, but not limited to mammograms, biopsies, and surgery.
