MEDIA ADVISORY
Roswell Park Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Unit Coming to Holiday Valley This November
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spotlight the importance of early detection and the impact of this disease. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women, causing more deaths than colorectal, pancreatic and breast cancers combined. With only 24% of lung tumors diagnosed at early stages, it’s clear that raising awareness and promoting screening is essential. In honor of this important month, Roswell Park’s Eddy, or Early Detection Driven to You, mobile lung cancer screening unit will be at Holiday Valley this November to provide screenings for eligible individuals and raise awareness about lung cancer early detection.
Center’s Eddy, a mobile lung cancer screening
unit, is coming to Holiday Valley in Ellicottville,
NY, this November, offering screenings for eligible
individuals. Open to the eligible public, Eddy
aims to raise awareness about lung cancer and
highlights the importance of early detection with
educational resources available.
• WHEN: Tues. Nov. 19 – Thu. Nov. 21, 2024, 8am-4pm
• WHERE: Holiday Valley Resort,
6557 Holiday Valley Rd, Ellicottville, NY 14731
WHAT: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Eddy, a mobile lung cancer screening unit, is coming to Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY, this November, offering screenings for eligible individuals. Open to the eligible public, Eddy aims to raise awareness about lung cancer and highlights the importance of early detection with educational resources available.
WHEN:
- Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Thursday, November 21, 2024, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
WHERE: Holiday Valley Resort, 6557 Holiday Valley Rd, Ellicottville, NY 14731
More than 36% of New York State residents living in counties with the highest rates of lung cancer deaths must drive at least an hour to access a low-dose CT scan. That’s why Roswell Park’s Eddy, the mobile lung cancer early detection clinic, is coming to the Ellicottville community to provide lung cancer screenings for eligible individuals. Screening on EDDY is recommended for people with a 20-year history of heavy smoking, between the ages of 50 and 79, who have smoked within the last 15 years. Individuals who have a history of lung, esophagus, head, or neck cancer may also qualify for screening. The lung cancer screening is quick, painless, and easy; the CT scan takes just 30 seconds, with only a few seconds of breath-holding, and uses significantly less radiation than other imaging tests. To confirm eligibility and schedule an appointment, people should contact 1-800-Roswell or visit www.roswellpark.org/eddy
Day of contact at Holiday Valley Resort: Penny Krotz: 716-699-3907
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From the world’s first chemotherapy research to the PSA prostate cancer biomarker, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center generates innovations that shape how cancer is detected, treated and prevented worldwide. Driven to eliminate cancer’s grip on humanity, the Roswell Park team of 4,000 makes compassionate, patient-centered cancer care and services accessible across New York State and beyond. Founded in 1898, Roswell Park was among the first three cancer centers nationwide to become a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and is the only one to hold this designation in Upstate New York. To learn more about Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Roswell Park Care Network, visit www.roswellpark.org, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or email ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.