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Ellis Fischel Cancer Center promotes lung cancer awareness Ellis Fischel Cancer Center will hold a lung cancer community awareness and education event from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the first floor lobby of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, 115 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. However, lung cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer. To promote November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month, health care experts will offer educational information and presentations about lung cancer. Among the topics to be discussed are risk factors, prevention methods, early detection, treatment options and coping with the disease. Smoking-cessation and lung cancer support group information will also be available. The event is free and open to the public. For more information about lung cancer or to pre-register for the event, please call (573) 882-2587. Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, a part of the University of Missouri Health Care system, provides comprehensive cancer care to patients from every county in the state. More than 100 physician specialists and other trained professionals work together to improve and save the lives of cancer patients. Designated Missouri’s official state cancer center in 2004, Ellis Fischel also offers outpatient treatment and cancer screening services. |
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