Survivors, patients honored

Local cancer center hosts celebration

Cancer survivors Nellie Driggers, center, and Karen Arnold, right, get acquainted over low country boil during Cancer Survivor Day at South Georgia Center for Cancer Care Friday.

060112 CANCER SURVIVOR DAY 01 — Cancer survivors Nellie Driggers, center, and Karen Arnold, right, get acquainted over low country boil during Cancer Survivor Day at South Georgia Center for Cancer Care Friday.

It is not every day that people flock to a cancer center for a fun, relaxing time. But about 40 individuals did exactly that Friday to take part in an annual celebration for those who have, and are battling, the rampant disease. In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, the South Georgia Center for Cancer Care hosted its second annual Cancer Survivor Day celebration for local cancer survivors, patients and their friends and family.