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Northwest Cancer Specialists e-News July 2009 Sent Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Welcome to NCS e-News!

NCS e-News was created as a way to help you stay connected with the latest news and events from Northwest Cancer Specialists.  Our monthly e-Newsletter will keep you informed of upcoming Educational Series classes and community events, highlight the stories of our patients and physicians and provide you with beneficial information and resources.

If you would like to share your story with us or have a topic that you are interested in, please email NCS.e-News@usoncology.com.  We look forward to hearing from you!
  
 

Sherie Hildreth, SHOC Foundation

Sherie has spent the past 30 years as an educator in the Gladstone School District.  In 2004, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and took a leave of absence from her teaching career to undergo surgery and chemotherapy treatment.
 
In a recent interview on local radio station, KINK FM, Sherie and Dr. Paul Tseng, gynecologic oncologist at Northwest Cancer Specialists, discussed ovarian cancer and their patient-physician relationship.  During the interview, Sherie was asked how she handles the ongoing chemotherapy treatment for this chronic disease.  She answered, "When I am in the infusion lounge I have friends, we laugh, it's almost a coming together.  It has become a part of my life, not that I want to be there forever, but it's not a negative place.  Northwest Cancer Specialists is a positive place for me to go."
 
"Sherie is an extraordinarily positive person which goes a long way in handling the challenges of the disease.  It is a wonderful thing for me to see and for other patients to see as well."  Dr. Tseng commented on Sherie's outlook.  "In treating patients with recurrent ovarian cancer we manage the disease with ongoing chemotherapy treatment but in a way that it enhances a patient's lifestyle, the treatment should not be worse than the cancer," continued Dr. Tseng.  To listen to the KINK interview, click here.
 
After her diagnosis, the more Sherie learned about this chronic disease, the more she was determined not only to survive, but to make a difference in the lives of other women who have been diagnosed.  This life altering event motivated her to create the Sherie Hildreth Ovarian Cancer (SHOC) Foundation to promote education and research for the prevention and cure of this disease.  In the past four years the SHOC Foundation, a 100% volunteer organization, has donated over $172,000 to the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute research laboratory. 
 
The 5th Annual SHOC Empowerment Walk is being held on August 1st at Team Latus Motors Harley Davidson in Gladstone, OR.  The days events include a 10K and 5K run/walk and a one-mile family fun walk.  Free pancake breakfast for all registered participants and a special Survivor breakfast, too.  Register online at http://www.shocfoundation.com.  Please come out and join NCS in supporting this very worthy cause! 
  

NCS EDUCATIONAL CLASSES

 
Eat Right Challenge Month
Expose Yourself to the Nutritional Resources in Your Community
July 25 - August 21
Learn about the benefits of exercise and nutrition to decrease the risk of cancer and reduce the risk of recurrence.  For class topics, dates and times, click here.
 
For more educational classes and events, click here. 
 
 
 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

SHOC Empowerment Walk
10K & 5K run/walk and
one-mile family fun walk
August 1st, Gladstone, OR
Register online at
www.shocfoundation.com

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

 

Rockin' Docs!
Dr. Will Winter is a gynecologic oncologist
with Northwest Cancer Specialists, and the lead guitarist for the band N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease). 

Winter and five other gynecologic oncologists across the country formed the band to help bring awareness about the cancer they treat.  Proceeds from the sale of the CD, to be released this October, and live performances will be donated to the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) to educate the public about gynecologic cancers and support promising research. 
 
Watch the KOIN TV feature to learn more about the band, and their cause at www.nwcancer.com/NED

UV SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH! 

 
"Each year, more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer; the most common form of cancer." 
~American Cancer Society

 - Avoid peak hours of sunlight

 - Wear protective clothing

 - Use sunscreen of SPF 15 
   or higher

 - Do not work on a tan

 - Do not patronize tanning
   salons

 - Examine your skin regularly

 - If you notice any changes,
   contact your physician
   promptly!
 

 

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