Greenwich Hospital will hold a head and neck cancer screening on Wednesday, April 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Noble Conference Center. The free five-minute check-up from the neck up is open to the public.
More than 50,000 Americans each year are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, which can attack the nose, sinuses, mouth, ears, throat, larynx, thyroid, saliva glands and lymph nodes in the neck. Health experts recommended people have yearly head and neck cancer screenings.
“These cancers are curable if caught early,” said Dr. Richard Brauer, chief of Otolaryngology. “Screenings are a great way to get a quick, basic exam.”
Dr. Brauer urges people who have a history of these symptoms to be screened:
• Family or personal history of smoking
• Sore throat that persists for more than six weeks
• Hoarseness lasting longer than three weeks
• Any mouth sore or swelling lasting longer than a week
• Lump in the neck lasting longer than a week
• Presence of blood in saliva or sputum
• Persistent ear pain
To register, call 888-305-9253 or visit greenwichhospital.org/events. Walk-ins are welcome, too.
