►Breathe Easier: Quit Smoking and Take Steps to Live Cancer Free Today

If you’re a smoker, or if you’ve ever smoked, you’re at a higher risk for many diseases, including lung cancer. With this type of cancer, by the time you have symptoms—usually a persistent cough along with shortness of breath or wheezing—the disease is already more advanced and harder to treat. In addition, smoking and vaping reduce lung capacity and increase the risk of many respiratory infections and can increase the severity of respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.

The good news? Within minutes of smoking your last cigarette, your body begins to recover.

In honor of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout®, we invite you and your loved ones to join us for a presentation about our Lung Cancer Screening Program and Free Smoking Cessation. Take part in an interactive trivia game to learn about our proven strategies for behavior modification, nicotine replacement therapies, and the caring one-on-one support we offer. What’s more, find out if a lung cancer screening is right for you. Studies show that when lung cancer is found early, it is highly curable.

About Our Presenters:
• Jennifer Lucas is a Registered Respiratory Therapist with a Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty as well as an educator, both in and out of the hospital. She has been the Smoking Cessation Program Coordinator since 2011. Jennifer earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from SUNY Purchase and her associates degree in Respiratory Care from Westchester Community College.

• Linda Caffrey is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Undergraduate degree the University of Plattsburgh and her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Mount Saint Mary College. She has worked most of her career as an Emergency Department nurse and a School Nurse. She started with Northwell Health in February 2020 where she has developed the Lung Cancer Screening Program for NWH and Phelps Hospital. Linda wants to spread the word that lung cancer screening save lives.

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