81-Year-Old Has Curative Colon Surgery

News from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Health & Lifestyles Patricia “Patsy” Hill, 81, says age is just a number and “you’re only as old as you feel.” Hill has lived a rich life and enjoys spending time with her children, grandchildren and...

Bowel Cancer: Signs and Symptoms

Know the Signs and Symptoms of Bowel Cancer April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness about the third most common cancer worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society, bowel cancer affects more than 100,000 people in...

Harriman Veteran Receives Curative Cancer Care

Fort Sanders Healthy Lifestyles Determined. Motivated Resolved. When Harriman resident Rich Robertson was diagnosed with early-stage rectal cancer, he knew he would do whatever it took to tackle it. Through two years of radiation, chemotherapy treatments and an...

Tips for Good Colon Health

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be over 104,000 cases of colon cancer and over 43,000 cases of rectal cancer in the United States in 2020. What causes colorectal...

Colon Cancer Survivor Admits: I Dodged a Bullet

From Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles Fort Sanders Regional Patient Promotes Early Detection When it came to health screenings, one word described Karen Russell: vigilant. A stroke survivor who worked at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center for years, she...