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 Volume 7, Issue 5 - May 29, 2008
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Nutrition and cancer: what to eat to reduce cancer risk |
| We all know the old adage: You are what you eat. And it's clear that the foods we consume can have a direct impact on our health. So what can we eat to give ourselves the best chance against cancer? City of Hope's dietary experts have some answers. |
| Matchmaker make me a match |
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Thousands of people with cancer search for a marrow donor every day. The need for ethnically and racially diverse donors is particularly high.
City of Hope is helping; maybe you can, too. |
| Q&A: Is it all in your head? |
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| We've all had that half-serious, fleeting thought: "Is my headache telling me I have a brain tumor?" Odds are it isn't, of course, according to a City of Hope neuro-oncologist who demystifies the disease. |
| Despite strong evidence that a healthy lifestyle can help cancer survivors live longer and avoid a recurrence, survivors don't opt for healthy choices any more than the average person. According to a recent study in the scientific journal Cancer, fewer than 25 percent of cancer survivors exercise regularly, and nearly one in five are obese. The news is unfortunate, since eating healthy and exercising not only benefit cancer survivors, researchers say; they can reduce risk of the disease in the first place. |
| Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer - Northeast |
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Join us for breakfast, stay for lunch! Be a part of City of Hope's Seventh Annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk for Hope. Post-event festivities include music and entertainment, prizes, kids' games and an international food festival.
Location: The Community Campus of Edison in Edison, N.J.
Dates and time: Sunday, June 8; 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walks and fun run |
| I Can Cope - Managing Cancer Pain and Fatigue |
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Cancer patients, family members, caregivers and friends can learn practical ways to deal with pain and other symptoms.
Speakers: Betty Ferrell Ph.D., Tami Borneman R.N., M.S.N., C.N.S., Rev. Cassie McCarty, M.Div., and Shirley Otis-Green, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W., O.S.W.-C, City of Hope
Sponsors: City of Hope and the American Cancer Society
Location: Y9 Conference Room, City of Hope, Duarte, Calif.
Date and time: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., June 12
R.S.V.P. and info: 626-256-4673, ext. 64053 |
| City of Hope's Underwear Affair presented by Jockey |
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Wear your undergarments as outerwear and join us on Aug. 2 for City of Hope's Underwear Affair presented by Jockey, a hip and fun 10k run/5k walk raising money and awareness to support research and treatment for cancers that occur below the waist. Suit up in your favorite pair of pajamas, boxers or other underwear and raise money for a great cause. Festivities begin at 3 p.m. The run/walk starts at 6 p.m. and is followed by an after-party that lasts until 10 p.m., featuring music, entertainment, sponsored booths, food and drinks.
Presenting Sponsor: Jockey
Location: Check-in at La Brea Tar Pits Great Lawn; walk/run through Los Angeles' Miracle Mile District
Date and time: Saturday, Aug. 2; 3 p.m. check-in and expo, 6 p.m. walk and run |
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Of the following, what was the most important biomedical development of the past 50 years?
- Gene therapy
- Genetic engineering
- Mapping the human genome
- Genetic testing/screening
Take the poll >>
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City of Hope is a new model of cancer center where medical research and clinical care come together and where scientific discoveries turn into newer, more effective patient treatments. Our research innovations become advances in compassionate care as quickly as possible, because people battling cancer and other serious diseases need better options — now. Join us |
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Do you have a suggested Q&A topic for our physicians, or have a specific question for them? Please send your question or idea to eHope. Stay tuned — your question might end up in a future issue. |
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