Posts Tagged ‘Cancer’

Creative Arts Workshop to Help Cancer Patients Move from Denial to Hope

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Baptist Cancer Services will host a 10 week creative arts program starting January 9 at noon for any type of cancer patients no matter where they were treated for the disease.

October 17: Baptist Hosts Breast Cancer Support Group

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Join Radiologist Larkin Carter, MD, for this month’s event.

Baptist Now Taking Registration for Annual Cyclists Curing Cancer Century Ride

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Click on the title to learn more about registering for Baptist Cancer Services’ annual cycling event.

Baptist Celebrates Life During Cancer Survivors Day 2011

Monday, June 6th, 2011

See pictures and read about the 2011 Cancer Survivors Day celebration at Baptist.

BAPTIST TO HOST ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LIFE DURING CANCER SURVIVORS DAY

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Join Baptist Cancer Services, a division of Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. on Sunday, June 5 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm for a reception honoring the lives of those surviving and battling cancer.   National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of life held in hundreds of communities on the first [...]

Christmas Open House Held at Cancer Center

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Baptist Cancer Services held a Christmas Open House at the Hederman Cancer Center on December 20, 2010. Patients and their loved ones as well as staff were invited. Here are photos from the event. See the full gallery on posterous   Posted via email from baptistmednews’s posterous

Baptist KnitTogether Group Makes Hats for Babies

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

A group of volunteers, patients and employees meet together at Baptist Cancer Services in the Hederman Cancer Center to knit. Last week, the group went to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baptist to deliver hats they knitted for the babies in the NICU. Here are some photos. Download now or watch on posterous NICU_KnitTogether_Hats.mov [...]

Cycling Event Raises $20,000 for Baptist Cancer Services

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

  This year, Baptist’s Cyclist Curing Cancer Century Ride on September 18, 2010, raised $20,000 to benefit the Serenity Garden. Gerry Ann Houston, MD (pictured right)presented a check to Bobbie Ware, Vice President Patient Care Services of the proceeds.   Posted via email from baptistmednews’s posterous

Cancer Survivors Pay Tribute to Favorite Nurses

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

  Radiation Oncology Nurses Tonya Mosley Ball (pictured left) and Tiffany Moore (pictured right) were honored recently in the “Surviving with Style” fashion show featuring cancer survivors. The Mississippi Nurses Association sponsored the event with Dillards to support the American Cancer Society. Baptist radiation therapy patients selected Ball and Moore to participate based on the [...]

Oncologist Discusses Esophageal Cancer

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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Oncologist Justin Baker, MD with Jackson Oncology Associates recently appeared on the WLBT afternoon program to discuss symptoms and treatment options for esophageal cancer.