Local Hospital Takes Steps Toward Lowering Lung Cancer In Community
November 28, 2011
Augusta, GA - It’s estimated that more than 160,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. In many instances, these deaths could have been prevented if only the smoker had put down their cigarette.
Doctors Hospital is helping to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking as well as help those who may be exposed to it every day, by holding a FREE lung event.
Helping You Breathe Easy
When: Thursday, December 1st
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Where: Doctors Hospital, South Tower, Classroom 1
What: *Free breathing test to evaluate lung capacity
*Information about how to stop smoking
*Ask-A-Doc booth with Dr. Rashawn Blakeney available to answer questions
*Information about low cost CT lung screenings
*Information about Superdimension® lung imaging
Doctors Hospital urges the community to take advantage of this FREE event. Currently there are more than 46 million smokers across America who may not know how close they are to becoming a lung cancer victim.
For more information about this FREE event, call: (706) 651-4343
About Doctors Hospital: Doctors Hospital is a full service acute-care hospital. Doctors Hospital specializes in Women’s Services, Orthopedics, and Cancer Care, and is home of the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, which cares for more than 3,000 patients annually. The Joseph M. Still Burn Center is the largest burn center in the United States.