Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Colon Screenings

News from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Dale Johnson is a retiree living in Lenior City. During a routine colonoscopy through his primary care physician, several polyps were discovered in his colon. Fortunately, the polyps were benign, meaning they were not...

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...

Dr. Lee Tackles Complex Cancer Case

News From Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Healthy Lifestyles Brenda Beason sat quietly in her home in New Tazewell, bracing herself for the day ahead. At her side was Dieter Kiser, the man she had fallen in love with after the death of her first husband. In a...