Giant, Inflatable Colon On Display At Cancer Awareness Day

From Eisenhower Health: Eisenhower’s 16th Annual Community Cancer Awareness Day will take place at Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center on Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to noon. Continental breakfast, interactive exhibits, education and information on colorectal cancer prevention, detection and treatment options will be available. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. To make a reservation, call 760-834-3798 by March 28.

An interactive exhibit featuring a giant inflatable colon will educate visitors on colorectal cancer prevention and early detection. Staff will guide visitors through the inflatable colon, providing images and explanations of healthy colon tissue, colorectal polyps, and the various stages of colon cancer.

Focus on Colon Cancer: Risk Factors, Prevention and the Latest Treatment Options will be presented from 10 a.m. to noon in the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Auditorium featuring:

Board Certified Gastroenterologist James Conti, MD

Board Certified Colorectal Surgeon Scott Gering, MD

Board Certified Medical Oncologist Henry Tsai, MD

This presentation will feature a lecture and panel discussion followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

Additionally, a complimentary continental breakfast and exhibits will be held in the Healing Gardens at the Cancer Center.

According to the Colon Cancer Alliance, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and incidence rates in adults younger than 50 years have been increasing.

Eisenhower Health is a not-for-profit, comprehensive health care institution that includes the 463-bed Eisenhower Hospital, the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center at Eisenhower and the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower. The Betty Ford Center is also located on the Eisenhower campus. Eisenhower is renowned for its Centers of Excellence in Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience and Oncology. Situated on 130 acres in Rancho Mirage, and with outpatient clinics across the valley, Eisenhower Health has provided a full range of quality medical and educational services for more than 45 years for residents and visitors to the greater Coachella Valley. Eisenhower has earned ANCC Magnet Recognition® for professionalism in nursing and excellence in patient care. The first accredited teaching hospital in the valley, Eisenhower trains physician residents in both Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. For more information, visit EisenhowerHealth.org or follow Eisenhower Health on social media.