As some of you may know, SHCC MBCCOP staff has been collaborating with Dr. Ashlesha Patel over the past three years to develop a reproductive health in cancer care concept through ECOG.
We are proud to announce that our ECOG concept, E1Q11, EROS: Engendering Reproductive Health in Cancer Care, has been approved by the National Cancer Institute for protocol development. It is projected that this study will be activated this fall.
Look Good…Feel Better is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral program dedicated to helping you look as good as possible during chemotherapy, radiation, and other cancer treatments.
Free workshops and webinars offer lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetic and accessories and wardrobe styling… helping these patients to find some normalcy in a life that is by no means normal Continue reading
We are happy to share great news – our MBCCOP receives CTSU award for outstanding accrual in 2011!
Chicago MBCCOP receives CTSU award for outstanding accrual in 2011 - Click to Enlarge
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It might be one of the most guarded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secrets, but finally it became public – eating food rich in omega-3 fatty acids may lower your cancer risk! Continue reading
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In a systematic literature review Jane Armer and a group of colleagues at University of Missouri found that exercise does not worsen or increase the risk of lymphedema for breast cancer survivors, actually the benefits of exercise outweigh the risks for breast cancer survivors and patients with lymphedema Continue reading
Susan G. Komen - Walk For Cure 2011
Team “Straight Up With a Twist” participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure in August, and raised the tremendous sum of $22,321!
Team Members are: Stroger Hospital Staff: Ashlesha Patel, MD, Radha Malapadi MD & Erika K. Radeke, MS; other members: Ruta Rao, MD, Nina Goyal, MD, Elias Name, MD, and Vanessa Begolli, MD (survivor).
We are glad to successfully finish our last year of the grant. Such strong finish will help us in the upcoming competing grant renewal process. NCI year ended in June and CTEP year ended one month later in July 2011.
Chicago MBCCOP Patient Enrollment Progress Report 2010 - 2011 (Click to enlarge)
Below you can see charts of accrual credit distribution and racial distribution of protocol patients Continue reading
Abstract title: Stage of breast cancer at presentation in non-U.S. citizens as compared to U.S. citizens. Author(s): T. Aiti, K. Grauslyte, T. Mackevicius, E. A. Marcus, G. Lazzaro, J. Greager, T. E. Lad. For more information, please visit 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Abstracts website.
The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program offers free mammograms, breast exams, pelvic exams and Pap tests to eligible women. Now, more women than ever before can take advantage of the free screenings and treatment. Even if a woman has already been diagnosed with cancer, she may receive free treatment if she qualifies.
Since the program was launched in Illinois in 1995, over 66,000 women have been screened for breast and cervical cancers. For more information, please refer to Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) website.
Breast cancer has been around for decades, but it does not have to be our future. We can be the generation that eliminates breast cancer by identifying what causes this disease and stopping it before it starts. Sign up for your sister, mother, daughter, granddaughter, best friend, and the woman you met last week. Help us eradicate breast cancer once and for all. Join the Army of Women today! For more information, please refer to The Love/Avon Army of Women website.
