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 Volume 9, Issue 9 - September 29, 2010
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Surgical results that are easier to swallow |
| As technology advances, surgeons are gaining more tools to help them effectively remove cancers while minimizing the negative impact of surgery. A new procedure that enlists a robot lets some patients with throat and other head and neck cancers avoid disfiguring surgery, boosting their quality of life following treatment. |
| HIV’s day of reckoning gets a little closer |
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| Researchers’ quest for an HIV/AIDS cure just got a major shot in the arm. The result is a big advance toward giving patients who live with the virus a way to knock it down once and for all. |
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| Nurses give voice to their choices |
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| Ever wonder what motivates a person to choose a career in oncology? These nurses tell us what drew them to the field, and what keeps them coming back for more. |
| We’re ALL IN this together |
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| We’re going “All In” to find a cure for women’s cancers, and you’re invited to join us. Music sensation Miley Cyrus and her mom did. So what do you say? |
| Climate might be a factor in prostate cancer. Researchers in Idaho found an indirect link between colder, drier weather and higher prostate cancer rates. The researchers suspect the true culprit is pollution. Certain pollutants degrade more slowly in cold weather, so they might build to more threatening levels in colder areas. The study adds another possible explanation for why U.S. and European prostate cancer incidence is higher in northern areas than in the south. Other research has pointed to lower vitamin D levels. The body produces vitamin D, which can lower prostate cancer risk, when exposed to UV sunlight. But less sunlight in the north means less vitamin D and less protection. The National Cancer Institute has more information on how to lower prostate cancer risk. |
| Walk for Hope |
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Walk on! There’s still time to join Walk for Hope Nationally Presented by Staples. Registration is open for walks in Seattle and Chicago on Oct. 3 and Los Angeles on Nov. 7. Can’t make it to an event? Walk virtually from ANYTOWN, USA.
Locations, dates and times: Visit www.walk4hope.org
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| Community Health Fair 2010 |
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Receive expert health information and enjoy nutrition and exercise exhibits and samples. And bring a list of your medications, supplements and dosages to the Ask a Pharmacist booth to learn about possible interactions. The KKGO-FM Radio Van will be there, and refreshments, giveaways and door prizes will abound.
Sponsors: City of Hope, Duarte Chamber of Commerce, City of Duarte and LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)
Location: Platt Conference Center, City of Hope, Duarte, Calif.
Date and time: Sept. 30; 3 to 6:30 p.m.
R.S.V.P. and info: 626-930-5489
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| Beauty for a cause |
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Model, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist Josie Maran has teamed up with City of Hope to launch the Get One Give One (GOGO) program. For every GOGO Natural Volume Argan Mascara you purchase, one will be donated to a City of Hope cancer patient or survivor. After the first 5,000 purchases, $1 from the sale of each GOGO mascara will be donated to City of Hope’s Women’s Cancers Program for a minimum donation of $25,000. The GOGO program runs through August 2012.
Learn more: Visit josiemarancosmetics.com
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| Ask the Experts — Women’s Cancers |
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Attend this free lecture to learn about City of Hope’s Women’s Cancers Program. Hear experts discuss new research and clinical trials for women’s cancers and the latest techniques for breast cancer surgery. Light refreshments included.
Speakers: Joanne Mortimer, M.D., and Laura Kruper, M.D., City of Hope
Location: Cooper Auditorium, City of Hope, Duarte, Calif.
Date and time: Oct. 20; 6 to 8 p.m.
R.S.V.P. and info: 800-535-1390, ext. 65669
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What is your reaction when you hear of a celebrity battling cancer?
- I act to learn more and schedule a check up
- I just pay attention to see if I have similar symptoms
- I tune it out
- I look into ways to support a cancer cause
Take the poll >>
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You’ve been reading about us; now you can become a part of our mission. At City of Hope, medical research and clinical care come together, and our research innovations become advances in compassionate care as quickly as possible. Because people battling cancer and other serious diseases need better options — now.
Learn how you can help >>
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Do you have a suggested Q&A topic or specific question for our physicians? Please send your question or idea to ehope@coh.org. And stay tuned — it might end up in a future issue. |
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