Free Breast Cancer Screenings, Events In North NJ For Last Week Of Awareness Month

NORTH JERSEY — For the final 10 days of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is a list of free breast cancer screenings, mammograms, information sessions, and more coming up at local medical centers.

There may be other screenings coming up that aren't posted below. Health providers can add comments at the end, or post their events and information on any town's Patch using these guidelines (linked).

JCMC Offers Free Breast Mammograms at an Upcoming Screening

Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC), an affiliate of RWJBarnabas Health, is hosting a Screening Saturday event on Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., where uninsured Hudson County residents will receive free breast mammograms.

The event will be held at JCMC’s Women’s Health Center at Grove Street, 116 Newark Ave., 3rd
Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302. JCMC requires those interested to call 201-915-2145 and register
for their free breast mammograms.

“It is recommended that women begin an annual mammogram at age 40. Patients who have
been diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher percentage of survival if the cancer is
detected early,” said Chris M. McGreevy, M.D., a breast surgical oncologist at JCMC.

Those who participate in the hospital’s screening will be eligible for a free prize giveaway. In
partnership with JCMC, New Jersey Cancer Education & Early Detection Screening Program
(NJCEED), a subsect of New Jersey Department of Health, and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's
Rho Kappa Omega Chapter are sponsoring the event, making free screenings possible for
people without insurance.

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Host Free Breast Cancer Screenings and Events in Recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, will host free breast cancer screenings and education programs across the state to educate women about the importance of early detection and breast health and offer free and accessible mammograms for those who qualify.

Early detection, regular screenings, and breast health education can save lives, but the CDC reports that nearly 30 percent of women miss their annual mammogram.

“Annual screenings are some of the most important tools we have in the fight against breast cancer,” says M. Michelle Blackwood, MD, FACS, Chief of Breast Surgery, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and Director of Breast Health and Disease Management at RWJBarnabas Health. “Early detection of breast cancer significantly increases survival rates and outcomes which is why we strongly encourage women age 40 and over make getting a mammogram a top priority. Doing so could save your life.”

To make screenings more accessible for the populations they serve, RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are hosting a number of free breast cancer screenings across the state for those who qualify. Registration is required for all screening events.

Oct. 21, 2022 9-5

Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ

To schedule an appointment, call 973-926-3705.

Oct. 22, 2022 9-1

Jersey City Medical Center

Women’s Health at Grove Street

116 Newark Avenue, 3rd Floor, Jersey City, NJ

To schedule an appointment, call 201-915-2145.

Oct. 22, 2022 9-5

Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Dorothy Hersh Clinic

655 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ

To schedule an appointment, call 908-994-8244.

Oct. 25, 2022 4-6

The Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center

300 Second Avenue, Long Branch, NJ

To schedule an appointment, call 732-923-6472.

Oct. 28, 2022 9-5

Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ

To schedule an appointment, call 973-926-3705.

Oct. 29, 2022 9-5

Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Dorothy Hersh Clinic

655 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ

To schedule an appointment, call 908-994-8244.

RWJBarnabas Health facilities and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are also sponsoring several Breast Cancer Awareness Month events throughout the state.

Upcoming Events include:

Go Pink at the Commons - Bridgewater Commons Mall

Music of Hope Symphony, makeovers, ‘Tables of Hope’ and workshops, murals and more!

Oct. 1-31, 2022

Bridgewater Commons Mall

400 Commons Way, Bridgewater Twp.

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LiveWell Center at the Anne Vogel Family Care & Wellness Center

200 Wyckoff Road, Eatontown NJ

To register, call 732-923-6509

Always double check the time and that the event is still on, before heading over.

(To learn more about breast health or to make a mammogram appointment please visit rwjbh.org/mammo.)