NEWS RELEASE
MYMICHIGAN HEALTH
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MIDLAND, Mich. – Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States and the leading cause of cancer related deaths among both men and women. In fact, each year, approximately 200,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer. Exposure to tobacco smoke, asbestos, and/or radon, as well as a personal and/or family history of cancer are all known risk factors. For those interested in learning more about the disease, MyMichigan Health will hold a free, virtual program on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from noon to 1 p.m.
During the presentation, attendees will hear from lung health experts about the prevention and early detection of lung cancer. Panelists include James Fenton, M.D., board-certified thoracic surgeon; Abby Smith, P.A.-C., lung health navigator; Katie Sias, Pharm.D., B.C.O.P. ambulatory pharmacist, and Heather Zahn, B.S., A.C.S.M.-E.P., C.P.S.T., community health educator. Program topics include lung cancer prevention and risk factors; lung cancer screening and early detection; current screening recommendations; smoking cessation aids, and programs to quit smoking.
Registration is required. Those interested in attending may visit //www.mymichigan.org/lungcancer101 or those needing assistance in signing up may call MyMichigan Health Line at (989) 837-9090. To confirm registration, attendees will receive an email with the link to the virtual meeting.
MyMichigan Health, a non-profit health system headquartered in Midland, Michigan, is a leader in providing award-winning, high-quality care to the 26-counties it serves. With Medical Centers in Alma, Alpena, Clare, Gladwin, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, Saginaw*, Sault Ste. Marie, Standish*, Tawas* and West Branch, MyMichigan also has affiliations with Medical Centers in St. Ignace* and Mackinac Island.* MyMichigan Health provides a full continuum of care across a wide array of settings, including urgent care centers, home health, virtual care, as well as medical offices in more than 80 specialties and subspecialties including cardiology, family medicine, hematology/oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics, pediatrics, vascular surgery, and more. MyMichigan Health demonstrates its commitment to the future of medicine by partnering with leading institutions to offer medical education programs that train medical students, physicians, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, nursing students and other clinical experts for our region. Recognized by Forbes in 2022 and 2023 as one of ‘America’s Best Employers by State,’ MyMichigan is a major employer in all of the areas it serves. In fact, its more than 13,800 employees, volunteers, health care providers and other personnel work together to create healthy communities through solutions designed to meet the ever-changing needs of the more than one million residents in the health system’s 26 counties served. In fiscal year 2023, MyMichigan Health provided more than $128 million in community benefits, as well as supported its patients and families with new equipment, services and programs with funds raised by the MyMichigan Health Foundation, MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw Foundation, MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas Foundation, and the Field Neurosciences Institute.
*Not affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System
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