The Rebirth Alliance and the Jackson Medical Mall held a National Cancer Survivors Day event at the Jackson Medical Mall on Saturday, June 2.
The event was held at Center Stage. It included a Kids’ Village, Board/card games, a Health Fair, Testimonials, a Cancer Workshop, a Recognition of all cancer survivors, an In-Loving-Memory tree, music, a balloon launched based on the theme, “I Still Have Joy,” and more.
By RICK FREEMAN The Associated Press Stuart Scott was in his element, working a “Monday Night Football” game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation. Doctors discovered a tumor during surgery and Scott […]
Tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on what would be his 84th birthday began in Jackson with a “Soulful Celebration” presented by the PERICO Institute for Youth Development, Sunday, Jan. 13.
Held at the Jackson Medical Mall, it was delightful to see the choirs of African American teenagers so poised and reflective of the dignity due Dr. King’s memory…. […]
Mississippi has one of the highest smoking rates in the nation, with 26 percent of its residents lighting up regularly. But even non-smokers should be aware of the warning signs for oral cancer.
For that reason, physicians and dentists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Oral Oncology Clinic urge everyone to take advantage of the free oral screenings to be on Monday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 23, as part of Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week.
The oral-screening event will be held at the clinic’s location in the Thad C. Cochran Jackson Medical Mall Thad C. Cochran Center from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. People interested in signing up for a screening are asked to call 601-815-1181. […]
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