October is Breast Cancer Awareness MonthOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a chance to raise awareness about the importance of finding breast cancer early.

Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat. Get tested!

Free cancer screening may be available for men and women with little or no health insurance who live in Westchester County.  Services include:

  • Mammograms
  • Breast exams
  • Pap tests
  • Pelvic exams
  • HPV vaccine for women ages 19 to 26
  • Colorectal health screening
  • Prostate treatment information

For free or low-cost cancer screening, call the New York State Cancer Services Program toll free at 1-866-442-2262, which can connect you to a provider near you. Also available is the Cancer Services Resource Guide which is to be used to promote awareness about the importance of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening and improve the quality of cancer screening-related care to New Yorkers.

Some of the providers are listed below.  

Cancer Services Program of the Hudson Valley
Free breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening services for uninsured/underinsured Westchester County residents (women age 40 and older; men age 50 and older) For information on eligibility and enrollment contact:

Cancer Services Program of the Hudson Valley
E-mail:  Infor@hitch.org
Phone:  914-488-6400

The following health centers participate in the Cancer Services Program (CSP) and can also enroll eligible persons in the CSP:

 

Hudson River Health Care Centers:

Park Care Health Center
2 Park Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10703
914-964-7862
     
Valentine Lane Family Practice
503 South Broadway, Suite 210
Yonkers, NY
Phone: (914) 965-9771  
     

HRHCare Peekskill,
The Jeannette J. Phillips Health Center
1037 Main Street
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 734-8800   

 

Open Door Family Medical Centers:

Open Door Mt. Kisco
30 West Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Tel. 914-OD-CARES
Fax. 914-666-3287


Open Door Mamaroneck
689 Mamaroneck Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Tel. 914-OD-CARES
Fax. 914-941-8626

 
Open Door Ossining
165 Main Street
Ossining, NY 10562
Tel. 914-OD-CARES
Fax. 914-941-8626

     
Open Door Sleepy Hollow
300 N. Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Tel. 914-OD-CARES
Fax. 914-631-1867

     
Open Door Portchester
5 Grace Church Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
Tel. 914-OD-CARES
Fax. 914-937-7932

    
Breast Cancer Screening, Prevention and Treatment Resources

Cervical Cancer Screening, Prevention and Treatment Resources

Colorectal Cancer Screening, Prevention and Treatment Resources

Prostate Cancer Screening, Prevention and Treatment Resources

Cancer Support Groups