SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital will use a grant from the Central New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to try to increase the number of women who are tested for breast cancer.
The grant, for $44,300, will help fund community outreach and education programs. Those programs include outreach targeted toward Syracuse minority populations made up of refugees and individuals who are chemically dependent.
Another outreach program that will use the funding is aimed at patients under age 40 who have abnormal test results or a family history of breast cancer. A final program slated to receive some of the funding reaches out to Crouse Hospital employees and their relatives.
“The goal of this project is to ensure that all women in Onondaga County, including 30- to 40-year-old women, receive mammography screening as well as a follow-up appointment with a medical provider if an abnormality or problem is detected,” Crouse Breast Health Center Director Dr. Stephen Montgomery said in a news release.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central New York made the grant to the Crouse Health foundation, a not-for-profit organization that manages donations made to Crouse Hospital. The hospital employs 2,700 people.
Contact Seltzer at rseltzer@cnybj.com