Bayfront Health to Host Seminars as Part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL (February 26, 2013) – Bayfront Health invites community members to join them in this year’s National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – a national movement to increase awareness and education about colorectal cancer and to spread the message that colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable.
Many people do not realize that simply aging can make you more at risk for developing colon cancer and it doesn’t always cause symptoms. Colorectal cancer is one of only a few cancers that can be prevented through screening, which can detect and remove precancerous growths called “polyps.”
Even so, colorectal cancer remains the third-leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States. Each year, tens of thousands of lives are lost to this disease; screening could save more than half of these lives. The American Cancer Society recommends that people 50 and older talk to their doctor about getting screened for colorectal cancer. They should talk to their doctor sooner if they have a family history of the disease or other condition that puts them at increased risk.
Bayfront Health is joining in the national effort to increase colorectal cancer awareness and promote the importance of screening and will host the following seminars:
March 11 - 12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Shining Light on a Delicate Topic
Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Room, 2500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte
Speaker: Domingo Galliano, Jr., M.D., colon, rectal, general and surgical critical care surgeon
Dr. Galliano will discuss screening, prevention and treatment with minimally invasive techniques. Free. Lunch included. Call 941-637-2497 to register.
March 13 - 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Dining with the Doctor: 50 or Older? This Could Save Your Life
Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Room, 2500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte
Speaker: Alvaro Bada, M.D., PA, FACS, General Surgeon
If you’re 50 years old or older, getting a screening test for colorectal cancer could save your life and Dr. Bada will tell you how. Free. Dinner provided. Call 941-637-2497 to register.
March 27- 5:45 – 7:00 p.m.
Dining with the Doctor: Shining Light on a Delicate Topic
Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Room, 2500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte
Speaker: Domingo Galliano, Jr., M.D., colon, rectal, general and surgical critical care surgeon
Dr. Galliano will discuss screening, prevention and treatment with minimally invasive techniques. Free. Dinner provided. Call 941-637-2497 to register.
For other upcoming events and seminars, visit: BayfrontPortCharlotte.com.
About Bayfront Health Port Charlotte
Bayfront Health Port Charlotte (formerly Peace River Regional Medical Center) is a 254-bed Joint Commission Accredited full service hospital that is more than a provider of medical excellence; it is where people come to be cared for and cared about. With expert physicians and staff in cardiovascular services, orthopedics and spine, emergency care, and women’s services and through strategic partnerships with All Children’s Specialists-Johns Hopkins Medicine, Florida Advanced Cardiothoracic (FACT) Surgery, and now Bayfront Health, we are united to bring state-of-the-art care to Florida's Gulf communities. To learn more, visit: www.BayfrontPortCharlotte.com.
