LI2DAY has donated a total of $150,500 to South Nassau in support of its breast cancer screening, early detection/diagnosis, and follow-up treatment program for underserved and minority patients.

1. For Immediate Release May 13, 2013
Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations
(516) 377-5370
South Nassau Named a Beneficiary of LI2DAY Walk
to Fight Breast Cancer
Oceanside, NY – South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2013
LI2DAY Walk to Fight Breast Cancer. This is the sixth consecutive year that South Nassau has been named a
beneficiary of LI2DAY, which is celebrating its 10th
Anniversary this year.
All of the funds raised by LI2DAY walk are donated directly back to Long Island community-based
organizations. LI2DAY has donated a total of $150,500 to South Nassau in support of its breast cancer
screening, early detection/diagnosis, and follow-up treatment program for underserved and minority patients.
Since its inception, LI2DAY has raised more than $4 million in support of local breast cancer organizations,
research facilities and educational scholarships.
The 2013 walk will take place on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9. The two-day, 35-mile walk
begins Saturday morning at Smith Point County Park at the Fire Island barrier beach in Shirley and continues
along safe and scenic Suffolk County roads with continuous support from the Suffolk County Police
Department, a qualified medical team, and local ambulance personnel. Individuals or groups interested in
walking or donating in support of Team South Nassau and LI2DAY should call Georgette D’Andraia of South
Nassau’s development department, at (516) 377-5360.
After completing a 20-mile walk on Day 1, participants camp overnight at Cathedral Pines County Park
in Middle Island. Walkers complete a 15-mile route back to Smith Point County Park the following day.
Volunteers and sponsors as well as interested walkers can register or learn more about information sessions,
training sessions and registration online by going to www.li2daywalk.org or by calling (631)-863-2329.
The Center for Breast Health at the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center is a comprehensive, multi-
disciplinary breast care program, with a full spectrum of clinical and support services, from screening and
diagnosis to treatment and counseling. The center is recognized for its advanced treatment of both cancerous
and benign breast problems. Early detection is the focus of South Nassau’s Complete Women’s Imaging, PC,
which uses an array of state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies, including digital mammography, high resolution
ultrasound and MRI of the breast. Minimally invasive procedures can detect breast cancer long before it
becomes a serious threat to your health and wellness.
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2. If a tumor or abnormality is detected, the center offers the most advanced treatments for breast cancer
and breast health complications and uses targeted surgical techniques that aim to preserve as much of the healthy
breast and surrounding areas as possible. This includes Contura™ multi-channel and Mammosite® single-
channel balloon brachytherapy techniques, which utilize a balloon catheter to deliver highly localized radiation to
the lumpectomy bed; breast-conserving surgery (commonly known as lumpectomy), in which only the tumor or
abnormality is removed from the breast; or mastectomy, an operation in which the whole breast is removed. For
invasive breast cancer, these procedures may be accompanied by a sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph
node dissection if needed.
Oncoplastic surgical techniques are also offered. Oncoplasty combines surgical cancer removal with
plastic surgery techniques to produce a superior cosmetic end result. Recommendations for whole-body or
"systemic" treatments, such as hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of two of
the three therapies, may follow either surgical approach. If early-stage breast cancer is present, sentinel lymph
node biopsy is used as an alternative to traditional lymph node dissection. For more information about Gertrude
& Louis Feil Cancer Center or to schedule an appointment, please call 1-877-SOUTH-NASSAU.
South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than
900 physicians and 3,000 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit
teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain
management, mental health and emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers,
South Nassau provides emergency and elective angioplasty and is the only hospital on Long Island with the
Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife® Perfexion radiosurgery technologies. South Nassau is a designated Stroke
Center by the New York State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the
American College of Surgeons and is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American
Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. For more information, visit www.southnassau.org.
LI2DAY Breast Cancer Walk
Since its inception the LI2DAY has raised more than $4 million from the annual 35-mile, two-day walk.
LI2DAY helps fund programs that assist with medical expenses, transportation, prosthetics and wigs, physical
therapy, child care and more. While researchers forge ahead to determine why breast cancer rates are so high on
Long Island and to find a cure, LI2DAY will continue to raise awareness and much needed funds for the women
and men in our community who are fighting breast cancer right now - emotionally, physically and financially. For
more information, visit www.li2daywalk.org or call 631- 863- 2DAY (2329).
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