CUMC to Receive Funds from AvonWalk for Breast Cancer

Carol Kurzig, Ramon Parsons, and Marc Hurlbert

The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital will receive $1 million to continue support of access to care through the Avon Breast Imaging Center and research through the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Research Laboratories. NYPH provides access to mammography screening for underserved women in Washington Heights. The HICCC conducts clinical trials that enable uninsured and underserved women to receive the most modern breast cancer treatment through access to clinical trials. Pictured left, Ramon Parsons, M.D, is flanked by Carol Kurzig, executive director, Avon Foundation, and Marc Hurlbert, senior consultant, grants and partnerships, Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade. Dr. Parsons, the Avon Associate Professor of Pathology and Medicine accepted the award on behalf of the HICCC.