Vol. 10, No. 3
September, 2000
Photodynamic Therapy: A Ray of Hope for Cancer Patients
Baclofen Pump Relieves Severe Muscle Stiffness
New Intervention Helps Seal Spinal Fractures
Winthrop’s Program of Radiography Accepts Applications
The Pediatric Special Care Unit
A Regional Resource for Children Requiring Intensive Care
Neonatologist Awarded $2.186 Million for Multi-center Study
Prostate Cancer Screening Planned
Ambulatory Surgery Unit Now Operational
Parent Alert: Four-to-Eight-Year-Olds Need Booster Seats in Cars
New Poison Control Website
October is Breast Health Month
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Nurse Specialist Group
An Educational Resource
More than 500 Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day
Board Member Theodora Hooten Receives
Trustee of the Year” Award
New Conference Center and Library Dedicated
“Evidence-Based Medicine” Training Grant
Winthrop President and CEO Honored by Metropolitan Health Administrators’ Association
Hospital Volunteers Needed
An Enchanted Evening
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 reast Health Awareness will was promoted throughout the month of October by Women’s Health Services at Winthrop, part of the Institute for Family Care.
On October 18th, “Women’s Health Forum”
— Winthrop’s popular, well-attended health
education outreach program — presented “Primary Care after Breast Cancer: Fear versus Fact.”
Angela Mitrani-Schwartz, DO discussed the
follow-up care and the special needs of women with breast cancer. The program, held in
the Winthrop Community Outreach Center at
101 Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, also included a Breast Health Information Fair, with free
literature available.
Women’s Health Services, in cooperation with Winthrop’s Department of Radiology, provided mammograms at no out-of-pocket expenses on two evenings and one Saturday in October. Participants received a clinical breast
examination by a physician, a screening
mammogram, and instruction in breast self-
examination and general breast health practices.
Finally, Breast Health Awareness Month was observed by Winthrop through its team of walkers in “Making Strides” Against Breast Cancer, the annual fund-raising walk sponsored by the American Cancer Society. “Making Strides,”
held Sunday, October 15 at Jones Beach State Park, raised funds for breast cancer research and heightened public awareness of prevention, self-examination, and treatment.
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Eva Chalas, MD, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology
at Winthrop, advises women to seek medical
attention from their gynecologist or primary care physician for any of the following warning signs
of gynecologic cancer:
- A change in bowel or bladder habits
- A sore that does not heal
- Unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge
- A thickening or lump that either causes pain
or can be seen or felt
- Persistent indigestion
- Pain in the pelvic area
For additional information or a physician referral, call Women’s Health Services at 1-888-53-WOMEN.
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