Join Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for Lung Cancer Awareness Day

Join Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for Lung Cancer Awareness Day

On Thursday, November 20, RWJ University Hospital will be hosting Lung Cancer Awareness Day in its Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard to bring the disease into focus and increase the community’s understanding of the disease, its prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment options, and approaches to screening, early detection and prevention. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., all members of the community are welcome to attend the event. Join RWJ for the following educational interactive displays and presentations:

· Mega Lung

· Boston Scientific

· Respiratory Therapy: Pulse Oximetry

· RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center

· Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Anesthesia

· Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Pulmonary Division

· Lung Cancer Screening Registration

· American Lung Alliance

· Effects of Smoking

· Anatomy of the Lung

· Effects of Second-Hand Smoke

· Effects of Second-Hand Smoke on Children

· Smoking and Pregnancy