Rachel You, BSN, RN, left, and Hanna Cho, BSN, RN.
More than 500 participants learned about self-care and cancer risk factors at the Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Health Fair in Guggenheim Pavilion. The event, on Thursday, September 19, was sponsored by Women’s Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital and included nutrition tips, music, spiritual care, yoga, and information about support groups. This year, about 100,000 cases of gynecologic cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, says Godsfavour Guillet, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, who organized the fair with the Women’s Health team on Klingenstein Pavilion 4.
Stephanie V. Blank, MD, Director of Gynecologic Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, and Director, Women’s Cancer Program at the Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai, says, “By learning about symptoms, and measures that can reduce risk, you can empower yourself to make health decisions that can literally save your life.”
The nursing team from Klingenstein Pavilion 4 organized the event. Front row, from left, Jennifer Winborne, Assistant Director; Rachel You, BSN, RN; Godsfavour Guillet, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager; Petrina James, BSN, RN; and Hanna Cho, BSN, RN. Back row, from left: Justin Lyttleton, Business Associate; Ali Karim, Patient Care Associate; Diandra Mitchell, Patient Care Associate; Micaela Cruz, BSN; Vereen Gouldburne, BSN; Irena Durkovic, BSN; Monique Bartholomew, Patient Care Associate; and Erin Figueroa, MSN, RN, Senior Director.