Lane Cancer Center and Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center offer free screenings for three types of cancer
(Zachary, La.) Lane Cancer Center and Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center are offering free prostate, skin, and colorectal cancer screenings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. The screenings will be held at Lane Cancer Center, 6180 Main St., in Zachary. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments are not required.
Experienced providers will conduct the prostate and skin cancer examinations, and colorectal cancer screening kits will be available for the public to pick up and use at home. Results will be mailed to participants.
Last year the two organizations announced a new partnership to provide enhanced medical oncology care and oncology infusion services to cancer patients in the Zachary area, where the number of prostate cancer diagnoses exceeds the state average.
For more information, call (225) 215-1234 or visit our website. View our calendar to learn more about upcoming screening events.
About Lane Regional Medical Center
Established in 1960, Lane Regional Medical Center is a state-of-the-art, 139-bed regional healthcare system that is continually expandÂing and adding new technologies, programs, and services. Offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient diagnostic services, Lane supports Medical & Radiation Oncology, Interventional Cardiology, Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, Wound Care & Hyperbarics, Orthopedics, Vascular & General Surgeries, Endoscopy, Infusion, In-Patient Rehabilitation, Home Health, Audiology, Family Medicine, Emergency Services, and After-Hours Urgent Care. With more than 850 dedicated team members, Lane is the largest employer in the city of Zachary. The hospital continues to grow and invest in the community by recruitÂing new physicians and providing access to the very best healthcare available in the region. Visit our website for more information.
About Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center
As a regional destination for cancer care, Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center offers the most advanced technology and services provided by a dedicated team of nationally-recognized oncology experts. The Cancer Center provides best-practice, comprehensive care at every stage of the cancer journey, including disease-site-specific multidisciplinary care teams, a robust clinical research program, and extensive supportive care services, while being the only facility in the Gulf South with the revolutionary Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™. The American College of Surgeons has named the Cancer Center a recipient of its prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award for three consecutive survey cycles. As a nonprofit organization, donor generosity is essential to sustaining the mission of improving survivorship and lessening the burden of cancer for so many throughout Southeast Louisiana and beyond. For more information on the Cancer Center, and how you can become involved, please visit our website.