On Nov. 2, employees at the WVU Cancer Institute wore white and gathered for a photo to commemorate Shine a Light, a national initiative sponsored by the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer to raise awareness about lung cancer. They also set up an informational table to be displayed throughout November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Shine A Light events are being held across the country throughout November.
A photo of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center team support the Shine the Light initiative.
Bonnie’s Bus Commemorates 30,000th Mammogram Screening
Bonnie's Bus mammographer Cathy Humphries
and 30,000th patient Linda Rohrbough
The 30,000th patient, Linda Rohrbough, received her mammogram while Bonnie’s Bus was screening at Family Medical Clinic of Jane Lew on Oct. 27. The clinic is a long-time community partner of the Mobile Cancer Screening Program.
“We will never know the true impact Bonnie’s Bus has had on not only our community, but our entire state. I have had so many patients who just won’t go to a hospital for any kind of screening, but they are more than willing to participate in programs like Bonnie’s Bus,” Brooke Swisher, R.N., disease management coordinator for the clinic, said. “We are forever thankful for the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mobile Cancer Screening Program.”
Vikas Dudeja, MD, FACS presents the 2023 Laurence and Jean J. DeLynn Lecture The 'Gut Feeling' - Past, Present, and Future Role of Gut Microbiome as a Target for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers
WVU Health Sciences Center, Room 4080 or join us virtually on Zoom.
Ting Wang, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
Transposable Elements and Epigenome Evolution
3067 HSC North
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Pink and Pearl Campaign starts at PCH
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month fades into Lung Cancer Awareness Month, WVU Medical Princeton Community Hospital has created its Pink and Pearl Campaign in order to promote cancer screening awareness. The Pink and Pearl Toolkit is available for download from our website.
OutFront Series To Feature Discussion on LGBTQ+ Politics and Policy
If you are passionate about advocating for the rights and a safer world for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies, you are encouraged to attend this virtual speaking event hosted by the LGBTQ+ Center.
James Conlon, LGBTQ+ finance director for the Democratic National Committee, and TJ Chang, an entrepreneur who serves on the Board of Directors of the Log Cabin Republicans, will share their insight on driving positive change for politics and policy from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, on Zoom.
New Faces
Welcome, Erica Batton, MSN, RN, to the WVU Cancer Institute. She will be joining our team as Regional Director, Central Region in January where she will oversee inpatient and outpatient Cancer Institute services in Morgantown, WV and Uniontown, PA. She received her Associates Degree in Nursing at Fairmont State University, Bachelor's of Science in Nursing at West Virginia University and Master's Degree in Nursing at California University of Pennsylvania. She has served in various roles at WVU Medicine for 20 years and most recently served as Director, Ambulatory Nursing. She is passionate about supporting others to meet their full potential, whether that be their health, happiness, or career, and is excited to join our team.
