In 2016, Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute launched Code T.O.M., a free educational program for firefighters. The program was created in honor of Tom Robinson, a dedicated husband, father and firefighter who died from advanced melanoma in 2013. His son, James Robinson, an Atrium Health teammate and volunteer firefighter, co-founded Code T.O.M. with Levine Cancer Institute.
Since the program began, it has educated thousands of firefighters about cancer risk and prevention. And in an ironic twist…