Free screenings to begin at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, December 9, 2019.
Once symptoms arise, the disease has often spread.
But when cancer is detected early, survival rates increase by more than 50%.
Currently, fewer than 5% of eligible patients are screened, meaning hundreds of New Yorkers die unnecessarily of this disease each year.
By using mobile radiology units, we will be able to reach residents of neighborhoods that are underserved to provide this vital scan.