Greenwich Hospital hosts an event for a free head and neck cancer screenings
Doctor Richard Brauer is an ENT/ Head and Neck Surgeon at Greenwich Hospital and is encouraging people to get checked out if they are experiencing any of the warning signs.
April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month and Greenwich Hospital hosted a free cancer screening event.
Head and neck cancers are highly curable, but doctors are encouraging people to get checked early if they are experiencing symptoms. The cancer screenings are a free 5-minute check-up from the neck up.
If you are experiencing symptoms, you can book an appointment with an otolaryngologist, a medical specialist also known as an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) doctor.
Doctor Richard Brauer is an ENT/ Head and Neck Surgeon at Greenwich Hospital and is encouraging people to get checked out if they are experiencing any of the warning signs, such as:
Lump in your neck.
Trouble swallowing.
Spitting up blood.
Change in voice.
If something in your mouth does not feel right, or if something has changed.
Brauer himself is a head and neck cancer survivor.
Doctor Sara Pai, a head and neck surgeon at Yale New Haven Hospital, also oversees The Smilow Cancer Hospital at Long Ridge Medical Center in Stamford.
The High-Risk Oral Premalignant Clinic offers personalized, multidisciplinary care for early cancer detection.
Future screenings will be taking place this month:
April 17 at Yale New Haven Hospital East Pavilion, Special Events Room, 20 York Street from 12 p.m to 4 p.m. For an appointment in New Haven, visit ynhhs.org/events and search ‘Head and Neck Cancer’ or call 833-346-3637.
April 27 at Smilow Cancer Hospital in Waterbury, Harold Leever Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For an appointment in Waterbury, call 203-575-5585.
