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Outreach
To increase awareness of cancer prevention, screening and early detection, Penrose Cancer Center offers community outreach education including:
- Ways to decrease the risk of developing cancer through prevention, avoiding high-risk behaviors and early detection.
- Self-examination and symptom-identification techniques.
- Screening guidelines for the public.
- Access to community resources for early detection.
- Hereditary risk evaluations
- Cancer research trials
As part of our mission of care, meeting the spiritual needs of the community is just as important as providing physical and emotional healing. We are especially committed to meeting the cultural, ethnic, and religious needs of high-risk groups. As proof of our promise, Penrose Cancer Center specializes in providing services to Spanish-speaking patients through JUNTAS and to African American women through the ANGEL Network.
Survivorship
Anyone battling the war on cancer is called a Survivor, from the moment of diagnosis to the end of life. Survivors include both the cancer patient and close family and friends who are impacted by the diagnosis. Surviving the war on cancer requires more than just physical bravery; it calls upon every aspect of human strength involving each patient’s psychological, emotional, social, spiritual and economic aspects of life.
