CB9 offers free thyroid cancer screening at Borough Hall
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On Tuesday, November 12, Community Board 9 is hosting free thyroid cancer screenings at Queens Borough Hall, located qt 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens.
The screenings are free for the first 50 – first come, first served.
Recent clinical findings show thyroid cancer is the fastest increasing cancer in the U.S. It’s also one of the top five cancers contracted by 9/11 first responders and for women.
In many cases, physicians cannot feel a nodule, but an ultrasound screening can.
The screenings will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
