Oct 2, 2016 1 min read

Monongahela Valley Hospital and the Charles L. and Rose Sweeney Melenyzer Pavilion Regional Cancer Center will present a free Breast Cancer Education and Screening Luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the hospital’s Education Conference Center.

The event is free to everyone who registers and will feature a light lunch, guest speakers, information regarding early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer optional breast examinations and vendor displays.

Dr. Natalie Furgiuele, a breast surgeon, will discuss the benefits of early diagnosis along with the therapies offered to treat breast cancer. A representative from Myriad Genetics will explain the benefits of genetic testing for people who have a higher risk of developing certain types of cancers, including breast, ovarian, endometrial, gastric, colorectal, pancreatic, melanoma and prostate.

A mammogram will be scheduled for any woman who has an abnormal finding during the optional breast cancer screening. Routine yearly mammograms also can be scheduled for women who have a family history of breast cancer, who fall into a high-risk category and who have never had a baseline mammogram or who meet the recommended age guidelines.

Advance registration is required by calling MVH’s registration hotline at 724-258-1333.