EDDY
Mobile Cancer Screening
EDDY — Early Detection Driven to You — is cancer screening on wheels brought to you by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
EDDY’s goal? Make it easy for you to get screened for breast, lung and prostate cancer.
Cancer screenings help to detect warning signs of cancer when the cancer is still at an early stage, when it's easier to treat — and survive. A few minutes today can add years to your life!
No need for an extra trip to the doctor. EDDY is outfitted with state-of-the-art screening technology funded by New York State to bring life-saving cancer screening to the New Yorkers who need it most, especially medically underserved and racially diverse populations.
Who needs to be screened?
Breast cancer screening
Breast cancer screening uses mammography, a special type of X-ray to detect any abnormal areas in the breast tissue. A mammogram can find very small breast cancers years before you would feel a lump or notice any symptoms!
Upcoming locations
Martha P. Mitchell Community Center
175 Oakmont Ave. Buffalo, NY 14215
- December 1-5
The Belle Center
104 Maryland St. Buffalo, NY 14201
- December 8
- December 10-12
Martha P. Mitchell Community Center
175 Oakmont Ave. Buffalo, NY 14215
- December 15-19
What you should know about breast cancer
- All women are at risk for breast cancer and one in eight will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
- When Black women are diagnosed with breast cancer, they are more likely to have advanced disease and lower survival than white women.
- Screening can detect a possible cancer before it spreads!
Who should have breast cancer screening?
- Women age 40 and older should be screened each year.
Lung cancer screening
Lung cancer screening uses a low-dose CT scan (like an X-ray, but better!) to take a picture of your lungs. This quick, easy and painless scan can detect small nodules in the lungs that might be cancer.
Upcoming locations
Seneca Street Community Development Corp.
1218 Seneca St. Buffalo, NY 14210
- November 18-20
Buffalo Fire Dept. Engine 36
860 Hertel Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216
- December 2-3
Cazenovia Park
Warren Spahn Way, Buffalo, NY 14220
- December 9-11
John A. Duke Senior Center
1201 Hyde Park Blvd. Niagara Falls, NY 14301
- December 16-18
What you should know about lung cancer
- You can survive lung cancer but we need to detect it at an early stage.
- Nobody deserves to have lung cancer.
- Half of all lung cancers are found in people who have quit smoking.
Who should have lung cancer screening?
If you smoke — or used to smoke — you should be screened for lung cancer if you these three factors:
- Age 50 to 79
- 20 Pack/Years of smoking history (smoked a pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years)
- Smoked within the past 15 years
You should also have lung cancer screening if you ever previously had cancer of the throat, head, neck or lung.
Prostate cancer screening
Prostate cancer screening uses a blood test learn if there is a possible cancer growing in the prostate gland. Screening is one of the best things you can do for your health and your family.
Upcoming locations
Martha P. Mitchell Community Center
175 Oakmont Ave. Buffalo, NY 14215
- December 1-5
The Belle Center
104 Maryland St. Buffalo, NY 14201
- December 8
- December 10-12
Martha P. Mitchell Community Center
175 Oakmont Ave. Buffalo, NY 14215
- December 15-19
What you should know about prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Screening can detect the disease when treatment is most effective, and save your life.
- Black men are more likely to get prostate cancer than any other population group
- Not all prostate cancers need treatment. Some patients can be monitored and begin treatment only if the cancer grows.
Who should have prostate cancer screening?
- Men age 45 – 75
- Some men should start screening at age 40, including:
- African Americans
- Men with a family history of prostate cancer, especially in a father or brother
