Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer workshop to be held during Lung Cancer Awareness month

The Nov. 7 workshop will provide information and resources for lung cancer patients.

molly deshazoMollie deShazo, M.D.November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Lung Association in Alabama, with support from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, will host Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer, a free workshop for people affected by lung cancer.

Mollie deShazo, M.D., associate professor in the UAB Division of Hematology and Oncology, will provide fundamental information about current lung cancer treatments, strategies for symptom/side-effect management, and tools for survivorship. The event will be held Monday, Nov. 7, from 6-8 p.m. at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wallace Tumor Institute, Training Room on ground floor, Room 101, 1824 Sixth Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35233.

The workshop will streamline crucial resources for patients and include a complimentary copy of the booklet Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer, created by Cancer Support Community. Dinner will be served. 

Advance registration for this free event is required. To register, please visit https://goo.gl/14fCtm or call 205-968-2266. 

  • November 7