Roughly one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime as it’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. One woman undergoing treatment right now is Monica Butler. This is the 41-year-olds second time to be diagnosed with breast cancer...
Bikers are coming together for a ride to raise breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma. Bikers and Bras started last year when the Spirit of Survival was canceled due to the coronavirus. Kim Mills, the Sales Manager at...
A new infusion center is now open at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. The center expanded from being able to do four infusions at one time to 14. Jennifer Renner said they decided to expand it because they saw there was a lot of opportunity for growth. “We take care...
Every year more than 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer, that’s according to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. That’s why January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Luanne Solis, an OBGYN at Comanche County Memorial Hospital,...
The Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma recently welcomed a new radiation oncologist. Dr. Rufus Mark is a native Californian, but he’s worked in Texas for roughly the last 20 years before deciding to move to Lawton. One of the factors that played into him moving is...
The American Lung Association says someone in the United States will die from lung cancer every three and a half minutes. It accounts for one in four cancer deaths. Smoking and being around second-hand smoke can cause lung cancer. But how do you know if you have it?...
