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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is a time for our community to recognize those who have suffered from this disease and to also be proactive in our collective fight against it. March is a symbolic month for colorectal cancer awareness where patients, survivors, caregivers, and advocates join together in in this fight by wearing… Read more »
This is the first of a four-episode podcast with RabbleHealth about disparities in #breastcancer! Guest speaker, Carla Baker with the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium, joins Rabble Health CEO, Aubrey Kelly, to discuss disparities breast cancer patients face specifically in the city of Memphis. Click here to listen. Be sure to tune into this new series… Read more »
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of experimentation with new technologies for remote patient monitoring to improve adherence and survival.” Click here to hear more from our Clinical Research Director and one of our incredible breast-specific medical oncologists, Dr. Gregory Vidal.
Dr. Jason Porter joins Sydney Neely with ABC24 Memphis to share information about cancer screenings such as mammograms, lung screenings and colonoscopies during #NationalCancerPreventionMonth! Porter shares, “I think the most important thing we can do this month is to remember the people that we’ve lost to the battle against cancer, and at the same time,… Read more »
Don Vaughn February 3, 1939-February 16, 2022 It is with great sadness that we share with everyone that Don Vaughn, our beloved volunteer at the Midtown clinic, died on February 16′. Mr. Don, as he was known by most, was a faithful volunteer with West for the last 11 years, amassing over 20,000 hours of volunteer… Read more »
Kristen Hayes, NP is our provider at the Margaret West High Risk Breast Clinic. During the month of February, she was featured on Bluff City Life – Action News 5 to discuss the importance of early detection, mammogram screenings, and knowing your personal risk for developing breast cancer. Please watch the segment below.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 14,000 women are expected to be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer in 2022 with an estimated 4,280 deaths. Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer deaths for American women, but early detection from pap smears, HPV vaccines, and new innovative… Read more »
Dr. Gregory Vidal is the Program Chair and Panel Moderator for a virtual webinar series on Diversity in Cancer Care. This virtual webinar will take place February 1st – 3rd at 6pm (CST). To register for this free series, please click the link below. totalhealthconferencing.com/diversityincancer
We are so excited to announce West Cancer Center’s 7th Annual West Oncology Conference on February 25-26, 2022. A distinguished panel of speakers from both West and cancer centers across the country, will present and discuss new research findings in oncology education. Participants will be provided with updates on practice-changing data in women’s cancers, genitourinary cancers, hematological… Read more »
We are so excited to partner with OncLive to host a virtual #InstitutionalPerspectivesinCancer on Lung Cancers! Join us on February 7, 2022 from 6:30PM to hear from our very own medical oncologists, Dr. Jason Porter. OncLive® Institutional Perspectives in Cancer (IPC) are short virtual meetings designed to educate oncologists and health care providers on the… Read more »