Awareness Events

Cancer Screening and Awareness

Please join NewYork-Presbyterian at events and walks throughout the year to raise cancer awareness.

CANCER PREVENTION STUDY-3 (CPS-3)

NewYork-Presbyterian and the American Cancer Society are partnering in a historic nationwide study that will help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer.

CPS-3 is the newest cohort study coordinated through American Cancer Society's Epidemiology Research Program. CPS -1 and CPS -2 have been paramount in understanding the role of obesity, nutrition, and physical activity in cancer prevention. Results helped to establish various relationships between lifestyle, environment, genetics and cancer risk.

* Who can enroll?
Individuals between the ages of 30-65, with no personal history of cancer (except for basal or squamous cell skin cancers) and who are willing to make a long term commitment to the study.

* What's involved?
Step 1 -- Register for an enrollment appointment at www.cps3manhattan.org
Step 2 -- Prior to your appointment, fill out the survey emailed to you about your health history.
Step 3 -- At your appointment, you will complete a brief survey, provide a waist circumference measurement and provide a small blood sample (7 teaspoons in total) taken by a certified, trained phlebotomist.
Step 4 -- Every 2 -- 3 years, you will be sent a brief follow up survey to complete and return.

Appointment Dates at NewYork-Presbyterian:

21 May 2013
10a-2p
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Milstein Lobby

SEPTEMBER

7 September 2013
T.E.A.L. Walk
Tell Every Amazing Lady (Ovarian Cancer)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City
To join and/or donate, please email: Christine Dillon at chw9040@nyp.org

25 September 2013
Light the Night Walk
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Pier 57 at Hudson River Park
15th Street, West Side Highway, New York, NY
To join and/or donate please visit: http://pages.lightthenight.org/nyc/Manhattn13/newyorkpresbyterianhospital
Questions, please email: chw9040@nyp.org

OCTOBER

19-20 October 2013
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
New York City
To join and/or donate, please call or email: Nancy Rodriguez at 212-305-2915 or nar9031@nyp.org.

October 2013 (date to be confirmed)
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
American Cancer Society
Central Park, New York City
To join and/or donate, please email: Christine Dillon at chw9040@nyp.org