Free Cancer Screening Event for Veterans

PHILADELPHIA (November 21, 2017) — A free head and neck cancer screening will be provided to all military veterans courtesy of Fox Chase Cancer Center.

“Many head and neck cancers present at an advanced stage,” said Christopher Fundakowski, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in the Temple Head and Neck Institute and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and assistant professor of surgical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center. “Screening of high risk individuals is an excellent way to identify and treat suspicious lesions as early as possible.”

The screening will be held at American Legion Post #366, 7976 Oxford Ave, on Wednesday November 29, 2017. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and Fundakowski and staff will provide the screenings.

For more information or to register, call Linda Hammell at 215-728-3554.

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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