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 Volume 10, Issue 5 - May 19, 2011
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Getting personal with cancer treatment |
| No two cancers are exactly alike. Scientists are teasing out differences among cancers to understand what treatment strategies will work best. And an increasing number of tests are now available to help doctors tailor therapies and give each patient the best chance for a good outcome. |
| The surgeon's latest tool: A healthy green glow |
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| New technologies are allowing surgeons to perform ever more complex procedures. Now, an innovative tool is improving cancer surgeons’ ability to remove tumors and leave healthy tissue undisturbed. |
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| A giving soul throughout life — and afterward |
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| Friends knew her as a thoughtful and generous person who took comfort in caring for others no matter the challenges she faced. And despite losing a battle with cancer, she found a way to help others even after she was gone. |
| Sugar’s not so sweet on DNA |
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| As patients with diabetes know, high blood sugar levels can lead to life-threatening complications. And, it turns out, they can even damage your genes. |
| Sleep habits can affect your ability to fight cancer. Researchers have found that abnormal sleep patterns can adversely affect levels of key hormones that affect health. Cortisol and melatonin influence the body’s immune system and have the ability to prevent cancer-causing cell damage, respectively. Melatonin also affects levels of estrogen, which many breast cancers need to thrive. Poor sleep habits as well as stress can change the levels of these hormones and the timing at which levels peak and recede in the body. The changes can decrease the body’s ability both to stave off cancer and to fight the disease during treatment. Researchers recommend developing good strategies for coping with stress and ensuring proper sleep. The American Psychological Association has more information on sleep including how to get a good night’s rest. |
| Get “Connected to Hope” |
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Want to join some of your favorite country music artists for a game of softball? Just enter the “Connected to Hope” essay contest and tell us how you are connected to City of Hope. You’ll be entered for a chance to win a trip to Nashville, Tenn., for the 21st annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge on June 11 at Greer Stadium. The game is an official part of this year’s Country Music Association Music Festival and features some of country music’s hottest stars.
Contest dates: May 9 through 27
How: Visit www.cityofhope.org/softball for details on the game and to enter the contest. |
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| We’re “All In.” Are you? |
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Walk for Hope Nationally Presented by Staples is stepping into high gear. The first event in Washington, D.C., was a rousing success. Next up: San Diego and San Francisco. Don’t miss the fun, including live music and entertainment, kids' activities and sponsors’ giveaways. Register now at www.walk4hope.org.
Locations: Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego; Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco
Dates and times: San Diego - May 21; 7 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk starts; San Francisco - June 4; 7:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. walk starts. |
| The Eagles rock against cancer |
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Here’s your chance to team up with rock superstars the Eagles to support new and better treatments for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. They’ll match donations made through this email dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $100,000. Donate now. It might be one of the easiest and most important things you can do today to help save lives.
How: Visit www.cityofhope.org/eagles. |
| Join us in cooking against cancer |
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Did you know that some common — and tasty — tools to thwart cancer could be in your kitchen? City of Hope scientists have identified five delicious super foods that just might pack a punch against the disease. And each week, we’ll feature our favorite super foods recipes on City of Hope’s Facebook page to help you fit these foods into your diet. You can share your favorite super foods recipe, too. So strap on your apron, and together we can help cook our way to good health.
How: Submit your recipes here. |
| What is Legal About Cancer? (Spanish only) |
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Learn about the Cancer Legal Resource Center, cancer-related legal issues and resources for Spanish-speaking patients, family caregivers and the community. Class offered in Spanish only. Space is limited to 20 seats; reservations required.
Sponsors: Cancer Legal Resource Center and the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center
Location: Biller Patient and Family Resource Center, City of Hope, Duarte, Calif.
Date and time: May 26; 2:30 to 4 p.m.
R.S.V.P. and info: 626-256-4673, ext. 64956, or magallo@coh.org |
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What’s your favorite type of healthy snack?
- Raw veggies
- Fruit
- Low-fat yogurt
- Nuts or trail mix
- Uh, do oatmeal cookies count?
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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