Cancer News
09.04.08
Forrest General Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings
Forrest General will offer free prostate screenings on Thursday, September 25 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Friday, September 26 from 8:30 a.m. until noon at Forrest General’s Cancer Center. Forrest General Cancer Center is located at 301 South 28th Avenue....(more)
06.19.08
Forrest General and American Cancer Society Sponsor Breast Cancer Support Group
Forrest General and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to sponsor a Breast Cancer Support Group. This support group will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 21 in the Spirit of Women Conference Room located inside 28th Place at 421 S. 28th Avenue....(more)
06.09.08
Forrest General Sponsors Prostate Cancer Support Group
Forrest General is sponsoring a Prostate Cancer Support Group. This support group will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17 in Forrest General’s Cancer Center lobby at 301 South 28th Avenue in Hattiesburg. The meetings will be held every third Tuesday of each month except on holidays....(more)
04.18.08
Oncology Nurse Appreciation month celebrates dedicated caregivers
The month of May is Oncology Nurse Appreciation Month. Forrest General Hospital would like to recognize these nurses and express gratitude for the compassionate care they consistently provide to patients and their families....(more)
04.07.08
Forrest General Cancer Center Hosts Cancer Survivor’s Picnic
The Waiting for a Cure Fund, Forrest General Cancer Center, Forrest General Spirit of Women Program, Forrest General Food and Nutrition Department, South MS Associates in Radiation Therapy and Hattiesburg Clinic Hematology and Oncology will host the Third Annual Cancer Survivor’s Picnic on Friday, May 2, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The picnic will take place on the grounds of Forrest General’s Cancer Center located at 301 South 28th Avenue in Hattiesburg....(more)
04.01.08
FGH Relay for Life Golf Tournament- Sponsors needed!
Forrest General Hospital’s Surgical Services Department is hosting a golf tournament on April 5, 2008 at Shadow Ridge Golf Course. This event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life Event. Only eight of the 18 golf holes have been claimed by sponsors, but this opportunity will not last long!...(more)
03.17.08
Forrest General to Celebrate National Cancer Registrars Week April 7–11
Forrest General will join cancer registrars around the nation with local community leaders and colleagues to commemorate annual National Cancer Registrars Week, April 7–11. The 2008 theme “Cancer Registrars: More than Just Statistics” reflects the expansive role of cancer registrars and cancer registry data across the spectrum of cancer-related initiatives....(more)
03.12.08
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Yearly screenings can save your life
March, observed as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, brings an opportunity for education on a very treatable disease. This disease is the third most commonly found cancer not counting skin cancers, according to the American Cancer Society....(more)
02.14.08
Waiting For A Cure donates to Tree of Life in memory of Danny Wilson
In American men, prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. It is the second leading cause of cancer death, following lung cancer as the first. However, until a loved one is diagnosed with the disease, all of these statistics are just that — statistics, that may or may not hit home with most people until they experience the disease’s effects first-hand....(more)
01.24.08
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – An ounce of prevention
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States. However, it is also one of the most preventable. According to the National Cancer Institute, since the invention of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test in the 1950s, which is the most effective cancer screen in history, the number of cases of cervical cancer in the U.S. has decreased by almost 75 percent....(more)
