Update on Common Cancer Issues conference in Carterville
Doctors and health providers attend an all day conference in Carterville hosted by SIU Carbondale School of Medicine Cancer Institute Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Cancer Care Center and the American Cancer Society. The event informs on new cancer detection and treatment technologies including PET scanning with speakers from SIU and guest experts.
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American Cancer Society
John A. Logan College
George Kao
Update on Common Cancer Issues Conference At John A Logan
The conference in Carterville covers PET in Oncology, Cancer Screening Guidelines and Pap Smear interpretation, Breast and Colorectal cancer management, primary care presentations, and Palliative and Brain Tumor care. Hull notes primary physicians see the big picture, and Kao adds early detection and patient comfort are key. Over 80 physicians and health care staff are registered with more expected.
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John A. Logan College
Carterville
Hull
Kao
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Neighbor recounts land dispute and deadly incident
Neighbors recall a dispute over a sister's land ending in violence as Kenneth Fry faced a $1 million bond after tensions with Derry. Derry family mourns, while investigations by sheriff, state's attorney, coroner and state police proceed with a preliminary hearing scheduled for August 28.
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Pope canonizes first Central American saint amid fears and unrest
Pope John Paul II canonized Betancur as the 463rd saint, praising a Guatemala-born missionary who helped prisoners and the ill. In Mexico City and Guatemala, the trip highlighted ongoing violence, rights abuses, and hopes for peace as Mayan communities and officials attend Mass and a ceremony at a military airport. The pope urged faith and resilience among Indians and Guatemalans facing past and present dangers.
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Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan
Readers prompted to report inaccuracies in The Southern Illinoisan via the Accuracy Hotline located in Jackson County with extension 5176 or toll free from elsewhere, inviting public feedback on corrections.
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