Mammograms
and mimosas – that’s what were offered on Sunday by the New York Cancer &
Blood Specialists in Nassau.
Dr.
Yelda Nouri, a medical oncologist, says that more women were diagnosed with
later stages of breast cancer after COVID-19 struck than she's ever seen
before.
"I
think it’s so important for all of us to get back on track with our regular
lives, but also with our cancer screening,” she said. “What I found just
talking with my friends, staff, nurses are that so many women were years
overdue."
Nouri
says mammograms are proven to be the
most effective tool when detecting breast cancer early.