St. Lawrence County Health Initiative

Serving: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego Counties

St. Lawrence County Health Initiative’s Cancer Prevention in Action Program (CPIA) works to support local cancer prevention interventions in St. Lawrence County. Our goals are to decrease exposure to ultraviolet radiation, promote sun safety and implement sun safe policies, and increase awareness of HPV vaccination in order to reduce the risk of cancer in our community.

What's New in Cancer Prevention

Researcher Studies Current Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer (American Cancer Society)

NYS Department of Health Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

HPV vaccine significantly lowers risk of cervical cancer, large study finds (NBC News)

HPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer (New England Journal of Medicine)

St. Lawrence County Health Initiative

6439 NY-56

Potsdam, NY

13676

phone: (315) 261-4760

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