Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center Receives Grant from Komen
Pictured together at the Spirit of Jane Rodney Gala at Drumthwacket are Mary Vecchio, RN, MSN, APN, OCN, Cancer Outreach Nurse for Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center and Suzanne Hornbeck, Grants Coordinator for Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey Affiliate.
Published June 25, 2009
The Central and South Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded a $12,000 grant to Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center for the VIP Program of Hunterdon County, which was established to educate women and improve the screening rates of women age 65 and older residing in Hunterdon County. Statistics showed that 46% of women covered by Medicare in Hunterdon County do not get their annual screening mammogram. The program seeks to identify the barriers that are preventing women from receiving this valuable exam.
Key community programs like Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center receive funding from events that Central and South Jersey Affiliate holds throughout the year including the Komen Central and South Jersey Race for the Cure scheduled for Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Nearly twenty thousand participants will participate in what has grown into the largest 5K race in New Jersey.
As a result, the Komen Central and South Jersey Affiliate has invested more than $18 million in community breast cancer programs in its service area of the 13 central and southern counties of New Jersey. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated stay in these 13 counties. The remaining 25 percent goes to national breast cancer research. For more information, call 609-896-1201 or visit komencsnj.org.
Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center is a partner of Fox Chase Cancer Center. Its comprehensive services include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, clinical research, early detection and screening programs, support groups, educational programs, nutrition counseling, psychosocial support, complimentary therapies and cancer risk assessment. For more information on the VIP Program or to schedule an educational session, please contact Mary Vecchio, RN, MSN, APN, OCN, at 908-788-2546.
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Komen Central and South Jersey Affiliate is one of 125 Komen Affiliates and part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. For more information, call 609-896-1201 or visit komencsnj.org.
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