EVENT: Learn All About It: A Colon Cancer Awareness Event
DATE: Wednesday, March 13
TIME: 6 – 7:30 pm
PLACE: Imani Village, Community Room | 400 W. 95th Street, Chicago
COST: This event is free and open to the public
(Light refreshments will be served)
DESCRIPTION:
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women, excluding skin cancers. Yet in many cases, it can be prevented, if you know what steps to take.
In recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month this March, three South Side physicians will offer a free, informational event aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by colon cancer. Members of the community are invited to come out and enjoy light, colon-friendly refreshments while learning how to prevent colon cancer, or how to catch colon cancer in its earliest stages for the best chances of a speedy recovery after diagnosis. Participants will also learn how to maintain a healthy colon and get ideas on how spread what they’ve learned with family, friends and community.
Featured speakers include these Advocate Trinity Hospital / Advocate Medical Group physicians:
- Dr. Errin Manney, Family Medicine: Maintaining a Healthy Colon
- Dr. Peter Oshin, Gastroenterology: Catching Issues Early by Screening
- Dr. Prashant Joshi, Medical Oncology: Differences in Catching it Early
To register for this free, community event, visit our Facebook page or https://weblink.advocatehealth.com/wlp2/#!/classes/listing/$ClassCode=2C20. Use Code 2C20.
About Advocate Trinity Hospital
Advocate Trinity Hospital, a designated Primary Stroke Center, has provided high-quality, compassionate care to the residents of Chicago’s Southeast Side for more than 120 years. Our board-certified physicians have expertise in more than 50 subspecialties, including advanced heart attack and stroke care, advanced levels of treatment in surgery, and a limb salvage program that serves as a model for other health care providers. Our Emergency Department team care model and triage delivery system minimize wait time and enhance care coordination, while our multi-disciplinary approach to in-patient care optimizes discharge planning and bedside engagement between providers, patients and family members. Advocate Trinity is part of Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States. We help people live well.