A free cancer screening health fair will be held from 11 a .m. to 1 p.m. March 11 at Oswego Health’s Central Square Medical Center.
Oswego Health and Oswego County Opportunities (OCO) Cancer Services Program have teamed up to offer this event that is open to the public.
The event is being held as part of the two health partners activities in March, which is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
At the health fair, free take-home FIT tests, which screen for colon cancer will be available to those age 50 to 64.
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths. It is recommended that all men and women, age 50 or older be screened for colorectal cancer.
Other screenings at the health fair will include free mammograms for those who are uninsured or who meet certain income criteria.
To learn more about eligibility or to make a mammogram appointment, please call 592-0830.
Free clinical breast exams will also be offered at the health fair.
In addition, health fair participants can take advantage of free bone density screenings, as well as learn more about the health plans available through the New York State Marketplace and about the Healthy Cooking Connections Program, which is open to those with a chronic disease and provides free weekly food boxes to those who take part in nutrition classes.
Healthy free refreshments will also be offered to those that attend the cancer screening health fair.
The Central Square Medical Center is located at 3045 East Ave. (Route 49) in the village of Central Square.
For more information, please call Carolyn Handville, of OCO, at 592-0830.
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