HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Cancer Support Group for Women
Upcoming session on Thursday, September 28 O’FALLON, IL — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital has started a new support group to serve women with cancer in our region. The Metro-East Women’s Cancer Support Group meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month. The next session is scheduled for Thursday, September 28 at The Rec in Fairview Heights at 5:30 p.m. Future meetings in the fall and winter will transition to virtual. The intent of the group is to build a supportive community for local women
Community organizations joint forces to offer FREE prostate cancer screening tests, September 23, 20
(O’FALLON, IL) –September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and early detection is key to saving lives, which is why several Metro East community organizations and healthcare providers are collaborating to offer FREE prostate cancer screenings and education on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The event will be from 8 to 11 a.m. at The Rec, 9950 Bunkum Road in Fairview Heights, Ill. The American Cancer Society estimates that the U.S. had about 268,490 new cases of prostate cancer with about 34,500 deaths in