Prostate cancer awareness subject of Lunch and Learn
Published 1:45 pm Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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Dr. M. Sean Peach
(Washington, NC) – ECU Health Beaufort Hospital and the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center are offering a Provider Lunch and Learn with radiation oncologist, Dr. Sean Peach on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 12:00 Noon at Ignite Church Chocowinity located at 230 NC Hwy. 33 W., Chocowinity, NC.
Dr. M. Sean Peach is a board-certified radiation oncologist specializing in the use of radiation to treat cancer. He serves as the Director of Brachytherapy Services at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine.
Dr. Peach has extensive expertise in various radiation oncology techniques, including brachytherapy, which is a modern treatment for prostate cancer. His clinical interests and specialties include brain cancer, prostate cancer, gynecologic cancer, lung cancer, thoracic cancer, and genitourinary cancer. He is skilled in advanced treatment delivery methods such as IMRT/VMAT, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and Gamma Knife treatment planning.
Cancer continues to be a leading cause of death in Beaufort and Hyde and the second most common cause of cancer in American men. Dr. Peach will share his extensive knowledge in prevention, early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. There will be a time for questions of Dr. Peach.
Space is limited so registration is required; please call 252-975-9382 to reserve your spot.
This free program is possible thanks to the generous donations to the Shepard Cancer Center Development Council. The mission of the Shepard Cancer Center Development Council is to financially support and promote the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center in its efforts to improve the mind, body and spirit of cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers and to support efforts to promote prevention, early detection, and early treatment of cancer.
About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of more than 14,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.