Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute

11/18/2025

Earlier this month, we were honored to welcome former NFL player Chris Draft to Gibbs Cancer Center, where he shared his passion for raising lung cancer awareness through the Chris Draft Family Foundation. Chris brought white ribbons as simple but powerful reminder of the importance of early detection and lung health education.

Thank you, Chris, for inspiring us and helping spread hope. 🏈🤍

Team Draft

11/12/2025

Chad Dingman represented Gibbs Cancer Center at the Statehouse last week as Gov. McMaster held a proclamation ceremony for Lung Cancer Awareness Month. To learn more about the lung screening process, visit https://www.spartanburgregional.com/cancer/lung-cancer-screening-program.

11/08/2025

In South Carolina, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer drops from 92% in the earliest stages to 8% in stage IV.

Today, for National Lung Cancer Screening Day, we recognize the care team that is detecting these cancers earlier – and saving lives.

Spartanburg Regional is prioritizing prompt and efficient care with the new Ion robotic bronchoscopy platform – which helps physicians perform minimally invasive lung biopsies, obtaining answers for patients sooner and informing treatment options.

To learn more about the lung screening process, visit:

https://www.spartanburgregional.com/cancer/lung-cancer-screening-program

10/29/2025

Our local Spartanburg ZTA Alumnae and Wofford ZTA chapters met to decorate and stuff bags for breast cancer patients. The theme was "Saying Boo to Breast Cancer." The items included pink water bottles, socks, lip balm, unscented lotions, hard candies or ginger chews for nausea and journals/books. We are so grateful for this generous donation to our patients!

10/17/2025

On National Mammography Day, we're celebrating the dedicated professionals who help save lives through early detection.

With nine Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health locations and two mobile units, we were able to provide almost 39,000 screening mammograms and almost 9,000 diagnostic mammograms to women across the Upstate in the last year.

Thank you to our incredible mammography technologists and breast imaging team for providing compassionate care and helping our patients stay proactive about their breast health.

10/03/2025

After nearly five decades of service, leadership and a strong commitment to patients, Dr. James Bearden is retiring from a historic career in cancer care.

From his early days at Spartanburg General Hospital in 1976 to his role in shaping Gibbs Cancer Center into the nationally recognized institution it is today, Dr. Bearden is a pioneer.

As Dr. Bearden reflects on his journey, he shares simply: "I've been so blessed."

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Bearden's remarkable career and wishing him the very best in retirement.

09/30/2025

Join us at Gibbs Cancer Center - Spartanburg for a free prostate cancer support group. This group is designed as a safe place to discuss your cancer diagnosis and what you are going through. To learn more and register, visit

A safe place to navigate cancer and survivorship.

09/22/2025

We're offering free prostate cancer screenings at Gibbs Cancer Center - Gaffney on Oct. 9. To learn more about eligibility requirements, call today.

Gibbs Cancer Center has its roots deep in the Upstate, from the time it was just a dream of two doctors to the world-class treatment and research center it has become today.

Recognizing that cancer patients’ needs are very specific, Drs. Jay Bearden and Julian Josey began by convincing administrators at Spartanburg Regional Hospital to allow them to consolidate all existing cancer treatment and support services into a dedicated, single-floor unit, a coordinated-services approach that was virtually unheard of at the time.

Local business leaders and philanthropists Jimmy and Marsha Gibbs brought the dream a step closer with a generous $1.2 million lead gift toward establishing a standalone center dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer.

Gibbs has several locations across the upstate of South Carolina, including Comprehensive Cancer Centers at both Spartanburg Medical Center and Pelham Medical Center. Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute serves to provide leading edge research and treatment in a facility equipped with the most advanced diagnostic and treatment tools.

09/19/2025

Join us for this month's art class, where we will be painting trees. This offering is free to cancer survivors. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tree-painting-art-class-cancer-survivors-tickets-1628753679099?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

09/10/2025

We had another successful food distribution day at Gibbs Cancer Center - Pelham with our partners at Ruth's Gleanings! Interested in learning more about ordering and picking up boxes at Pelham Medical Center's campus? Email PMCFoodShare@srhs.com.

09/08/2025

Congratulations to Gibbs Cancer Center Director of Clinical Research and Upstate Carolina NCORP Director, Kamara Mertz-Rivera, on receiving the Dorothy Coleman Outstanding Administrator Award at the NCORP Annual Meeting! This prestigious honor recognizes Kamara's exceptional leadership, dedication and commitment to the NCORP Program. We are grateful for all of her hard work.

09/08/2025

Registration for this year's Miles for Mammograms bike ride is now open. All proceeds go to the Bearden-Josey Mammography Assistance Fund to help women in need. You can register here: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=380913&fbclid=IwY2xjawMr0mNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoSEM2c2lWVkVFaFh6dEpyAR5XajUtxYAtsFU2DyRgvfQBNONmGdqOBI6-8yuMDQBzAM9qDqXuNbeqlH8Dlw_aem_X5YKG6O5SpXWCcOGIOcuRg

Register today to help with Early Detection