by Medwatch 7 | Oct 6, 2021 | Medwatch 7, Cancer, Women's Health
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...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 20, 2021 | Medwatch 7, Spirit of Survival
With the Spirit of Survival going virtual this year, a cancer support group decided that they still wanted to do the Spirit Walk as a group. So, they put on their Survivor shirts, tied their tennis shoes, and went for a walk during their weekly meeting. “It means a...
by Medwatch 7 | Dec 14, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Cancer
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...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 9, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Cancer
The Leah M. Fitch Cancer Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital has new technology that can target smaller tumors, potentially curing a patient of cancer. The new linear accelerator provides stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, a type of radiation therapy in which...
by Medwatch 7 | Jul 14, 2019 | Medwatch 7, Cancer
The Cancer Centers of SWOK has received an award for their contribution and support of their nursing staff. It’s an award that showcases the Centers dedication to providing the best possible care. Robin Lewis is the Director of Nursing at the cancer center in...