LCHC gets patients back on track with cancer screenings

LCHC gets patients back on track with cancer screenings

Health officials with the Lawton Community Health Center are working to get people caught up on their cancer screenings. Dr. Daniel Joyce, the associate medical director of LCHC, says their data shows that there are 15,000 people behind on their cancer screenings....
LCHC gets patients back on track with cancer screenings

Spirit of Survival returning in October

The Spirit of Survival is returning after stopping due to the pandemic and wanting to make sure their patients and the community stayed healthy. For years, the Spirit of Survival brought the community together to raise money for the cancer centers of Southwest...
LCHC gets patients back on track with cancer screenings

Screening for prostate cancer could help save lives

Prostate cancer typically doesn’t show symptoms until it has progressed in the later stages, which is why it’s important to get screened. “Prostate cancer affects one out of eight men in the U.S. 300,000 cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, and there can be up...
Faith helps pastor recover from throat cancer.

Faith helps pastor recover from throat cancer.

13 years. That’s how long Pastor Debbie Pratt has been cancer-free. But the road to recovery wasn’t easy, In 2010, Pratt found out she had throat cancer after finding a lump on her throat during a trip to Israel. “I didn’t have a sore throat. I didn’t have any other...
Faith helps pastor recover from throat cancer.

Understanding cancer & detecting it early

According to the American Cancer Society, one in three women and one in two men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. But, according to a new study, younger adults have received a rise in diagnosis. Research conducted by The National Cancer Institute,...