The Department of Health will offer breast and cervical cancer screenings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, at the William’s Delight Community Center. There will be entertainment by D.J. Swain and refreshments will be provided, according to a press release from Acting Health Commissioner Julia Sheen. The department is partnering with the United Way of St. Croix, AARP, Interfaith Coalition and Continuum Hospice for the event.
Saturday’s breast and cervical cancer screening is the first in a series of testing that the DOH is undertaking with the assistance of noted cancer specialist Dr. Bert Petersen. Dr. Petersen is working with the department to establish the breast and cervical cancer screeningprogram.
