Vol. 17, No. 2
Spring/Summer 2007
Hand and Feet - From Buttoning to Toe-tapping, they're the 'Every Day' Tools
Advanced Wound Healing Comes to Winthrop
Winthrop Selected as National
Training Center for CyberKnife¨
Winthrop Celebrates Survivors
Healthy KIDS Takes the Show on the Road
Precious Purls Project
Knits Memories for New Moms & Babies
Volunteer Louise Mazzaro Saluted for 33,500 Hours of Service
Smiles for Scott Foundation
Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients
Smiles for Scott Foundation
Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients
Golfers Raise More than $400,000 Under Sunny Skies
at Winthrop’s 22nd Annual Golf Tournament
10th Annual Opera
Night Hits a High Note
First Annual Black & White Ball Raises More than $300,000 for CCK
Sleep Disorders Center Achieves Fourth Reaccreditation
Travel Smart: Visit Winthrop's Travel Center
Miracle Foundation Makes
Second Grant of $50,000
Research at Winthrop Addresses Vioxx Heart Attack Risk
Accolades for Winthrop
New Smoke-Free
Campus Policy
Michael Magro Foundation
Donates VeinViewer Imaging System
Annual Swim-a-Thon
Makes a Splash for Pediatrics
New Music Therapy Program
Helps Patients Cope
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 Robert Braithwaite (left) celebrates with
Harry Staszewski, MD, Chief, Oncology/
Hematology and Chairman of the Cancer
Survivors Day committee, at Winthrop's ninth
annual Cancer Survivors Day dinner dance.
Major advances in cancer prevention,
early detection and treatment have
had a tremendous impact on survivorship.
And, with the trend in survival
rates for all cancer sites combined rising
significantly, Winthrop has been at
the forefront of a movement to provide
long term follow-up care to ensure
quality of life for all survivors.
"Year after year the number of
patients surviving cancer continues to
increase," said Harry Staszewski, MD,
Chief, Division of Oncology/Hematology
at Winthrop. "But even a patient who
has been completely cured of cancer
has health needs that require special
attention. From dealing with the anxieties
about recurrence to monitoring
for long-term side effects of treatments,
Winthrop is committed to providing
continued care for all of its patients."
Generation of Survivors:
The Pat Lyons Long Term
Follow-Up Program
Treatment of childhood cancer
has become increasingly successful,
with a current overall cure rate of
more than 75 percent. But survivors
of childhood cancers can face other
challenges later on, including psychosocial
issues and physical late effects
from the life-saving treatments.
Winthrop's Cancer Center for Kids,
with support from the Pat Lyons
Foundation, has created an innovative
and unique program called "Generation
of Survivors." The program, open to
childhood cancer survivors regardless
of where they received treatment, not
only provides appropriate follow-up
care, but educates participants about
diagnosis, treatment and the potential
late effects of their disease.
 Dr. Mark Weinblatt addresses a group of
childhood cancer survivors and their loved
ones at the first Generation of Survivors
conference "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Hosted by the Cancer Center for Kids, with the
support of the Pat Lyons Foundation and in
collaboration with The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society, the workshop addressed topics concerning
the late effects of childhood cancer as
well as the psychological and educational
needs of childhood cancer survivors. First Cancer Survivors
Educational Workshop
Winthrop's Institute for Cancer
Care hosted an educational forum for
cancer survivors and their guests
on June 27. More than 100 people
attended the workshop, which included
sessions on breakthroughs in
research and technology; living with
cancer as a chronic disease; nutrition
during cancer treatment and beyond;
and coping with cancer from a patient
and family perspective.
Survivors Dinner Dance
Nearly 550 people attended
Winthrop's ninth annual Cancer
Survivors Day dinner dance on June
6. The uplifting and inspirational
evening gave survivors and their
loved ones the opportunity to celebrate
life as they reunited with staff
from Winthrop's Institute for Cancer
Care and shared experiences during
an evening that was marked by
laughter, joy and hope.
Survivorship Education
for Quality Care
Members of Winthrop's cancer
care team - Julie Mischo, RN, Cancer
Care Coordinator and Trish Schussler,
ACSW, LMSW, Oncology Social Worker
- have been selected to attend a
three-day course titled Survivorship
Education for Quality Cancer Care in
July. The course, which will be presented
by City of Hope Cancer Center
in California, is supported by the
National Cancer Institute to promote
expertise in follow-up care for
cancer survivors.
Back in the Game
Even children and adolescents need
help rebounding physically after treatment
for cancer. When Peter Menges'
eight-year-old son Bobby was diagnosed
with neuroblastoma, the Garden City
resident came up with a plan to help
him get his strength, balance, flexibility
and confidence back after treatment.
Working with healthcare professionals
at Winthrop's Cancer Center for Kids
and fitness professionals at Professional
Athletic Performance Center in Garden
City, Menges spearheaded the creation
of "Back in the Game." The 12-week
program helps young cancer survivors
to re-develop agility, dexterity and
overall fitness.
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