Flyers Charities' $100,000 assistance volition assistance money the motorboat of "Flyers Against Prostate Cancer," a mobile prostate crab screening initiative
by Philadelphia Flyers @NHLFlyers / philadelphiaflyers.com
PHILADELPHIA (November 21, 2022) - Today, Flyers Charities announced Abramson Cancer Center astatine Penn Medicine arsenic the recipient of the 2022-2023 Cancer Outreach and Awareness Flyers Charities Grant. At tonight's Hockey Fights Cancer Night, Flyers Charities volition contiguous Penn Medicine's Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, with a $100,000 cheque to enactment prostate crab screening and the motorboat of the Flyers Against Prostate Cancer initiative. The backing from Flyers Charities volition enactment 5 prostate crab screening events successful the assemblage and the improvement of a co-branded acquisition video arsenic portion of the initiative.
"Flyers Charities is arrogant to spouse with Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center to bring consciousness to the value of prostate crab screenings and motorboat the Flyers Against Prostate Cancer initiative," said Cindy Stutman, Executive Director of Flyers Charities. "For decades, Flyers Charities has supported families passim the Philadelphia portion affected by cancer, and this caller inaugural builds connected that arrogant legacy."
The Flyers Against Prostate Cancer inaugural volition beryllium managed by Penn Medicine's Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, subordinate manager of Diversity and Outreach astatine the Abramson Cancer Center, and Senior Research Coordinator Armenta Washington, and volition bring precocious level attraction to the assemblage and assistance flooded barriers similar transportation. Dr. Guerra volition besides bang the ceremonial pre-game Flyers drum astatine tonight's game.
Five walk/drive-through clinics volition beryllium acceptable up astatine section sites successful the Philadelphia region, with a absorption connected reaching communities who person the highest mortality rates from prostate cancer. Eligible participants volition acquisition a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) humor draw, and a diligent navigator volition pass participants of the results and supply navigation to further diagnostic investigating if needed.
"We're grateful that this assistance volition enactment important crab screening initiatives wrong the Philadelphia community," Guerra said. "Bringing crab screenings into the assemblage has been an effectual strategy for reducing disparities successful crab screening and crab outcomes and we're excited to proceed this important enactment with assistance from the Philadelphia Flyers."
As pandemic restrictions person been mostly removed passim the region, the Flyers person powerfully prioritized re-connecting players with the community. Philadelphia Flyers forwards Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim volition service arsenic the authoritative subordinate advocates for crab initiatives. As portion of their commitment, they volition enactment with Flyers Charities to enactment the Flyers Against Prostate Cancer inaugural by being progressive successful PSAs and making appearances astatine the mobile screening sites.
The Flyers Against Prostate Cancer inaugural successful concern with Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer volition motorboat successful aboriginal 2023.
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