Scottsbluff, NE - Regional West Medical Center’s Cancer Treatment Center will host its annual Cancer Survivors’ Day celebration Sunday, April 19 at the Gering Civic Center from 2 to 4 p.m. All area cancer survivors and their support persons are encouraged to attend the event. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 308.630.1541 by April 17. There is no cost to attend the event and refreshments will be served.

Cancer Survivors’ Day is an annual event where cancer survivors, their families, physicians, and other members of the oncology health care team gather to applaud cancer survivors and their personal victories. A cancer survivor is anyone who is living with a history of cancer and includes newly diagnosed as well as long-term survivors. An estimated 10.8 million Americans are now living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis, including over 4,200 cancer survivors in the Nebraska panhandle.

This year’s theme is Baskets of Care. Cancer survivor Connie Pombo, a nationally-recognized humorist and motivational speaker from Mt. Joy, Penn. will give the keynote address, “Caring for the caregiver; a plan to stay sane.”

For more information, contact Regional West’s Cancer Treatment Center at 308-630-1348.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,800 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, we offer care that spans more than 30 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by The Joint Commission and is one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state of Nebraska.