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Local Public Health Directors from Essex, Franklin, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren, and St. Lawrence counties recently met with leaders from the UVM Cancer Center (UVMCC) to strengthen our partnership on reducing cancer in Northern New York.
Our goal is to bring their top-tier expertise and screening technology to our rural areas.
Seeing Prevention in Action
The best part of the visit was seeing the Lung Cancer Screening Room. They use a simple, quick Low-Dose CT (LDCT) scan. Catching lung cancer early increases the chance of survival.
The UVMCC team showed us how successfully they find early signs of cancer. Our job in Public Health is to make sure every high-risk person knows about this life-saving screening and gets it. It's fast, usually covered by insurance, and can save a life.
Our Local Commitment
UVMCC already has full-time cancer specialists working in Plattsburgh (CVPH), Malone (Alice Hyde), and Elizabethtown, meaning expert care is closer to home.
We are excited to work together on three main areas:
Women's Health: Expand access to screenings for breast and gynecologic cancers.
Clinical Trials: Bringing advanced cancer research and new treatments to local hospitals like CVPH, so patients don't have to travel far.
Prevention: Continuing public education on topics like sun safety, health effects of smoking, and healthy eating to prevent cancer from starting.
This partnership is key to ensuring all our neighbors get the best care available, from prevention to treatment. We are focused on making sure everyone who needs these services has access to them.
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