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Volunteers are covering their hotline shifts from home so there is always someone to speak with a caller in need.

By calling 800-877-8077 New Yorkers who are concerned about breast cancer can reach the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ NY Statewide Hotline & Support Program.

The women answering the phones are all breast cancer survivors trained to provide emotional support and information to callers.

“We have been providing this help for 40 years,� said Executive Director Reyna Machado. “And we’re here for anyone who has been touched by breast cancer — be it the patient or their loved ones.�

Volunteers are covering their hotline shifts from home so there is always someone to speak with a caller in need — call the toll-free hotline atÌý1-800-877-8077.

A six-weekÌýPaths To Wellness Online Series started on March 31 can be watched anytime on the website or the Youtube channel AUbreastcancer.

The bilingual social workers continue to provide telephonic counseling sessions, facilitate transportation assistance for patients, and make referrals for concrete services for NUMC patients. Licensed social workers and interns are conducting individual and group sessions with clients. ContactÌýLicensed Clinical Social Worker Erin Nau via email atÌýenau@adelphi.eduÌýor leave a message atÌý516-877-4314.Ìý

A four-weekÌýArt Therapy Support GroupÌýwill be launched in May where participants will useÌýart to explore feelings, increase self-awareness and cope with life’s challenges. To register, callÌý516-877-4329Ìýor via email atÌýapapalia@adelphi.edu.

The state Cancer Services Program is still open and provides free or low-cost cancer screening services. If you or someone you know feels a lump or a mass, call 516-877-4331Ìýor via email atÌýamedina@adelphi.edu.Ìý

The hotline is a program of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ School of Social Work.

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https://romesentinel.com/stories/statewide-breast-cancer-support-offered,97666

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For further information, please contact:

Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications DirectorÌý
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu

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