State Representative Angel Cruz Invites Constituents to Breast Cancer Screening

PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 24, 2015) – State Rep. Angel Cruz, D-Phila., is inviting eligible constituents to his district office for a breast cancer screening held in coordination with the Fox Chase Cancer Center Mobile Mammography Van.

Fox Chase health care staff will provide the screenings starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 9 at 3503 N. B St., Unit 7, 19134.

The mobile mammography van provides an easy way for women to get their mammograms. It uses digital mammography, which offers very clear pictures that can be immediately given to the doctors who read the images. This type of mammography can also show small growths that other types of x-rays do not find.

Appointments are required. Constituents should call Cruz’s office at 215-291-5643 for more information and to make an appointment. Mammography screening requirements include:

  • Must be 40 or over.
    • Test 1
    • Test 2
    • Test 3
  • Provide the name and address of one of your doctors.
  • Obtain a prescription from your doctor.
  • May not be breast-feeding or have breast-fed within the last nine months.
  • Must not have had a breast cancer diagnosis within the past two years.
  • Must not be under treatment for breast cancer.
  • Must not have had a mammogram in 12 months.
  • Must be able to board the van and stand while being examined.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

For more information, call 888-369-2427

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