According to the National Cancer Institute, Louisiana has a higher cancer rate than the U.S. average. Some medical doctors around the region attribute this to plumbing and pollution issues, and some believe that a lack of cancer education and testing leads to higher rates of the disease. But institutions like the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has named Ryan Houston as Cancer Programs Administrator for community sites. In this role, Houston will oversee the Gonzales, Houma, and Natchez Cancer Center location…
On April 1, RIGID Constructors raised over $25,000 for the Gonzales Area Foundation at a fundraising event at The Great River Road Museum in Gonzales, Louisiana. The funds will go to the local Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to further cancer care in.
/PRNewswire/ Today, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announces that Jonas Fontenot, Ph.D., M.B.A, will begin serving as President and Chief Executive Officer.