Community Outreach at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our community outreach staff have continued to focus on issues of equity and disparities. To help us communicate and share information with you, we have GONE VIRTUAL! Our monthly education sessions, our resources, and our tobacco cessation program are now online. We have also launched some new programs including this Facebook page. Please stay in touch! Let us know how you are doing and how we can keep working together!! https://bit.ly/3tMMbaY

Read below to learn about the COVID-19 vaccine. Temple Health is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents of Pennsylvania at multiple locations in Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks counties. To request a vaccine appointment, call 215-707-6999. For more information, go to: https://bit.ly/2QP7EBh

Today is Melanoma Monday, a day to raise awareness about skin cancer! Did you know that people of all skin tones, including those with brown and black skin, can get skin cancer? Even if you never sunburn, you can get skin cancer. When skin cancer develops in people of color, it is often found at a more advanced stage making it harder to treat. Learn more about how to find skin cancer and lower your risk: https://bit.ly/2QUpD9r

As we reach the end of Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, it's important that you recognize the signs and symptoms and where to be screened.

We invite patients, caregivers, health care professionals, and members of the local community to learn more about prostate cancer at our virtual Together Facing Prostate Cancer event.

Health equity means everyone has a fair chance to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer. The American Cancer Society provides information on why health equity matters! https://bit.ly/3fFuiX8