CentraState Celebrates Cancer Survivorship

An announcement from CentraState:

An estimated 325 cancer survivors, family and friends joined CentraState Medical Center staff on June 10 for an afternoon of sharing, encouragement and education to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day. A “survivor” is anyone living with a diagnosis of cancer. Keynote speaker, Aubrey Barr, survivor of childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and avid runner, and several CentraState cancer survivors inspired the audience with their personal stories.

All visitors received complimentary materials including, among other things, the book—“Complete Guide to Nutrition for Cancer Survivors” (American Cancer Society). The day’s events also included music, a healthy cooking demonstration, luncheon and mini health fair.

The Cancer Center at CentraState Medical Center provides services ranging from disease education and prevention to state-of-the-art detection and treatment. Patients have access to regular cancer screenings and healthy lifestyle programs at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center. Patients with a family history of cancer can benefit from CentraState’s Hereditary Oncology Prevention and Evaluation (HOPE) Program, offered in partnership with The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, which provides genetic counseling and testing.

CentraState is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, and is one of only 60 locations nationwide approved as a clinical trial site by the Cancer Trials Support Unit of the National Cancer Institute. For more information, visit www.centrastate.com/cancercenter or call 855-411-CANCER.