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Be Aware and Take Action
October 02, 2023By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the effect this disease has on women in our communities.
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Cancer Patients Benefit from Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
June 14, 2023New TrueBeam system enables an advanced standard of precision in cancer treatment
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Breast Cancer: Your Questions Answered
October 01, 2022By: Lisa Skinner, Radiology Director Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer and provide education on the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the effect this disease…
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Get Your Mammo: It's an hour that could save your life
October 05, 2021According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., behind only skin cancers.
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Cancer Survivorship in 2021
July 16, 2021The term ‘survivor’ often has a different meaning from one person to another. The National Cancer Institute defines a person as a survivor from the day of diagnosis through the rest each person’s life, whether that be measured in months, years, or decades.
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Catching Cancer Before it Hits Home
July 11, 2019Do you enjoy watching baseball, supporting our community, raising breast cancer awareness, listening to live music or wearing pink? If you said yes to any of those, then come out to Fleming Stadium on Thursday, July 25 for the annual Paint the Park Pink Night sponsored by Wilson Medical Center, Greenlight, 98.5 the Big Dawg and Movin’ 99.3. Pink Tobs jerseys will…
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Cancer Diagnosis is a Challenge That Can Also Bring Blessings
May 23, 2019Wow! May is a busy health and wellness month. There are more than 30 events recognized as health and wellness observances in May. Wilson Medical Center celebrated National Hospital Week this past week with many fun and memorable activities, an annual treat for employees, physicians and volunteers. Relay for Life’s “Passport for a Cure” was this past…
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Exercise could be the key to decreasing the risk of many cancers
April 11, 2019Ah, the golden cloud that descends on us every April in NC, announcing that Spring is literally in the air, has arrived along with bursting blooms and greening trees! Among the many wonderful things about spring, the warmer weather and longer days that beckon us outside to play are great news in the global war on cancer. The warmer weather encourages us to…
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