At Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) patients have come to expect and appreciate the family first team approach used to diagnosis and treat breast cancer right here in the High Country. Thanks to advanced technology, a collaborative medical community, innovative surgical techniques, and a first class regional cancer center located right here in our backyard, patients are choosing now more than ever to stay in our community for their cancer treatment.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year, Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) along with many other High Country businesses and organizations, have adopted a new Together We Fight approach to breast cancer. The collaborative approach took shape after several…

Community members, ARHS employees, and volunteers are welcome at Cannon Memorial Hospital and Watauga Medical Center on Friday, October 12th for the annual Pink Day. Celebrating breast cancer survivors and fighters, the system-wide annual event will feature light refreshments, door prizes, live…