Health
- Last Updated on Monday, 01 April 2013 02:11
Monongahela Valley Hospital will offer a free colorectal cancer education and screening program on Wednesday, April 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the hospital’s Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center.
The event is free but seating is limited so guests should register by calling 724-258-1333.
A distinguished panel of health care professionals will provide information during the presentation. They include Andrew J. Zahalsky, M.D., director of Medical Oncology at MVH, who will lead the discussion and provide information on treatments for colorectal cancer; a surgeon who specializes in colorectal surgery, a dietitian to discuss cancer and nutrition and a nurse to explain the free take-home colorectal screening kit to test for blood in the stool.
