Navicent Health Recognizes Lung Cancer & Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Atrium Health Navicent will host a series of events during the month of November in recognition of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month as well as National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The community is encouraged to participate in these events to raise awareness, encourage prevention, and show support for those with lung and pancreatic cancer.
Smoking Cessation Class
Tuesday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent - 800 First Street, Macon
Learn tips and tricks to stop smoking, and gain support from others who are also trying to quit.
Please call 478-633-2614 for more information.
Lung Cancer & Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Vigil
Thursday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m.
Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, Atrium Health Navicent - 800 First Street, Macon
Join others in our community who are coming together to honor lung and pancreatic cancer survivors, and remember those who have been lost to these two diseases.
Free parking is available in the Blue Parking Deck.
Please call 478-633-8555 to register for this free community event.
Great American Smokeout
Thursday, November 15
This is a day for smokers and other tobacco users to "butt out." Tobacco users are encouraged to use this day to create a plan to quit, or even quit for the day, in hopes of quitting for good.
Please call 478-633-2614 for more information.
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women, accounting for approximately 14 percent of new cancer diagnoses each year. The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 234,030 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2018, and an estimated 154,050 people will die of the disease this year. Tobacco use, a leading contributor to lung cancer, remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S. Quitting, even for a day, is an important step toward a healthier life.
Although less common than lung cancer, the American Cancer Society, an estimated 55,440 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2018, and approximately 44,330 people with pancreatic cancer will die of the disease this year. Tobacco use is a leading risk factor for pancreatic cancer, along with obesity.
About Atrium Health Navicent
Atrium Health Navicent was incorporated on November 17, 1994, as a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate The Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive continuum of high quality, reasonably priced healthcare services to the region. Atrium Health Navicent has 970 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes. The health system includes The Medical Center, Navicent Health, a nationally recognized tertiary teaching hospital; Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital, the region's only dedicated pediatric hospital; Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin and Medical Center of Peach County, Atrium Health Navicent, both rural hospitals; Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent, the region's oldest and most experienced rehabilitation provider; Pine Pointe, Atrium Health Navicent, which provides palliative and hospice care in homes and in its facility; Carlyle Place, Atrium Health Navicent, the area's first continuing care retirement community; Navicent Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Atrium Health Navicent; as well as diagnostic and home care services. For more information, please visit www.navicenthealth.org.