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Early detection saves lives: Get a cancer screening

Early detection saves lives: Get a cancer screening Cancer screening rates dropped almost 85% during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to later-stage diagnoses, complicated treatments and greater risk of death. Now, New Jersey oncologists are urging residents not to further delay such screenings. They hope to do this with a new campaign called Time to Screen, according to Dr. May Abdo-Matkiwsky, a hematologist and oncologist at Regional Cancer Care Associates in Sparta. Led by two national nonprofit organizations with local ties The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) and CancerCare, the Time to Screen initiative provides assistance and educational resources to help adults screen for six common cancers: breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate, lung and skin.

Patti LaBelle advocates cancer screenings in Time to Screen campaign

At the height of the pandemic, Patti LaBelle engaged in a daily ritual. Shortly after waking up, she’d get on her knees and thank God – “Again, and again and again,” she says – for her health. This too shall pass, she would remind herself as the daily inundations of death and sickness pervaded the TV news. She also felt “blessed,” at the time, for avoiding illness and “grateful” for the socially distanced contact she was able to maintain with friends. On this day, she’s equally appreciative. “I can’t complain, honey,” she tells USA TODAY. “You’ve just got to take the high road all the time.”

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