St. Mary’s Healthcare to offer free cancer screenings through 2028 [Video]

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Eligible New Yorkers can visit St. Mary’s Healthcare for free cancer screenings thanks to a $1.1 million grant from the Department of Health. The funds provided by the Cancer Services Program will make no-cost screenings available through 2028.

“These are essential, potentially life-saving services that otherwise might be out of reach for residents in our region,” said Suzanne Hagadorn, program manager, CSP of Fulton, Montgomery, and Schenectady counties. “With this critical funding and the support of our local CSP partners, we are detecting cancers sooner, when treatment is more likely to be effective.”

No-cost screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers will be available for uninsured and underinsured individuals ages 40 to 64. Screenings are available from St. Mary’s Healthcare, Nathan Littauer Hospital, Ellis Medicine, Bellevue Woman’s Center, and other healthcare partners.

The CSP also offers a Medicaid Treatment Programfor eligible uninsured individuals diagnosed with breast, cervical, colorectal, or prostate cancer. The …