Cancer Prevention Program

Telephone:   610-437-7760  Ext. 3510

Office Hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Payment / Fees:  Free

Geographic area served: City of Allentown and the surrounding communities

Program Description: The purpose of the cancer prevention activities is to collaborate with local hospitals and community agencies to increase awareness about cancer in our community, and to promote ways in which individuals can protect themselves from cancer through prevention and/or early detection.

The Cancer Prevention Program provides free education programs to address cancer issues in our community. The goal of these services is to reduce incidence (number of new cases developed) and mortality (number of deaths) of those cancers that have been identified as preventable or more successfully treated if detected early. The program focuses on the most common forms of cancer – breast, cervix and gynecologic, colon/rectum, ovarian, prostate and skin.

Primary Services:

• Conduct FREE cancer education presentations.  The available topics include breast cancer, cervical and gynecological cancers, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer and skin cancer.