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MSK Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem offers same‑day walk‑in cancer screenings and patient navigation
Summary
Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem provides same‑day walk‑in mammograms, bilingual patient navigators and screening for breast, colon, prostate and cervical cancers to reduce screening barriers for local Black and Latino residents.
Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem offers same‑day, walk‑in screening for breast and other common cancers and provides bilingual patient navigation to help uninsured and insured patients access care, Dr. Rosa Nunez, a breast medical oncologist at MSK, said during a Bronxnet episode of Meetings of the Minds.
"We have a walk‑in mammography center where you can walk in anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and get your mammogram that same day," Dr. Nunez said, describing the center’s effort to remove practical barriers that prevent people from getting screened. She added that the center accepts insured and uninsured patients and that patient navigators assist people in obtaining coverage and scheduling follow‑up care.
The center provides screening for breast,…
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