Free Patient Newsletter March/April 2011 | Issue 8
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Free Patient Newsletter March/April 2011 | Issue 8 ARTICLES INSIDE Your Health: Colorectal Cancer . Page 6 Happy to Help: John and Ruth Loebach . Page 4 Illinois CancerCare Foundation’s Annual Illinois CancerCare Physician, Dr. Pankaj Kumar, talks Meet John and Ruth Loebach -- two of our volunteers 50/50 Raffle . Page 11 about colorectal cancer since March is Colorectal Cancer at Illinois CancerCare and find out why they are here Take a chance at winning up to $38,000 and helping Awareness Month. to help. those afflicted with cancer right here in our community. Four generations of the Colgan Family gather on Christmas day and the traditional gift exchange has transformed into a combined charitable donation of Christmas spirit in place of presents. Read the entire story on page 12. Contact Us Our Websites Toll Free: 1.866.662.6564 www.illinoiscancercare.com Peoria: 309.243.3000 www.illinoiscancer.com 8940 N. Wood Sage Rd. | Peoria, IL 61615 Table of Contents Illinois CancerCares Recycling Recycling at Illinois CancerCare IllinoisResearchTable CancerCares of Contents Recycling atResearchRecycling Illinois CancerCare ResearchTableTable of Contents of Contents ResearchRecyclingRecycling Table of Contents Table of Contents Recycling at Illinois CancerCare Recycling at IllinoisBy Marsha CancerCareKutter, Research Business Administrator By Marsha Kutter, Research Business Administrator If you see a big green tote with a yellow lid, or a green tub, or a black wastebasket with recycling decals on the side, If you see a big green toteplease with adon’t yellow put lid, your or regulara green trash tub, orin athese black receptacles. wastebasket These with recyclingare our designated decals on therecycling side, containers and only recy- please don’t put your regularclable trash material in these should receptacles. go into them. These are our designated recycling containers and only recy- clable material should go into them. We can recycle PETE and HDPE plastic, which includes plastic water bottles and 2 liter soda bottles; any color glass We can recycle PETE and bottlesHDPE plastic, and jars; which aluminum includes cans; plastic newspapers; water bottles magazines; and 2 liter and soda met bottles;al cans. any All color of these glass materials can go into the same bottles and jars; aluminumcontainers, cans; newspapers; allowing us magazines; to “co-mingle” and metour alrecycled cans. material.All of these materials can go into the same containers, allowing us to “co-mingle” our recycled material. Table of Contents You can help Illinois CancerCare continue “going green.” If you have something to throw away that could be recycled, Table of Contents You can help Illinois CancerCareput it into continue a black “going or green green.” recycling If you receptacle. have something Thank to you! throw away that could be recycled, Illinois CancerCare Mission & Values . 2 put it into a black or green recycling receptacle. Thank you! Why I Work Here: Sarah Gonzales . 3 Volunteer Profile: John and Ruth Loebach . 4 Research: Cancer ContrTable ofol Contents . ................................................................ .............................................................2 . 5 TableYour of Contents Health: ...............................................................ColorectalBreast Cancer Cancer............................................................... .............................................................2 . ................................................................ 6 ..3 Breast Cancer...............................................................Have you heard of “Chemo Brain”?................................................................................................................................3....................................3 HavePatient you heard Compliance: of “ChemoSudoku Brain”?What Puzzle Does.............................................................................................................................. 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Recipes................................................................ from . .Sharon . ................................................................ ..............................................5. ........................................................6 . 8 Social services form for patients RecipesRecipes from fromSharon Shar...............................................................on:Share Peanut Your Story Butter with Fondue Us ............................................................... ........................................................6 . ..................................................6 . 9 I would like more information about the following services: Share Your Story with Us Nursing............................................................... Crossword Puzzle ................................................................................................................6................................................7 I would like more information about the following services: Social services form for patients NursingWor dCrossword Search &Puzzle SodukuGoing............................................................... PuzzleGreen - SolutionsWhy Bother? ................................................................ ................................................7. ............................................8,9. 9 ACS = American Cancer Society GoingRoller Green Derby - Why Girls Bother? toPeoria ...............................................................the CancerRescue Center . Foundation . - Together. .We .............................................8,9 Can . ................................................................ 10 ..........10 ACS = American Cancer SocietyCCHL = Cancer Center for Healthy Living Peoria Cancer Center FoundationIllinois CancerCare - Together WeCarePages Can ........................................................................................................................................10.........................................11 CCHL = Cancer Center for Healthy Living IllinoisIllinois CancerCare CancerCare CarePagesNew Foundation’ ...............................................................Clinical Cancers Annual Research 50/50 Studies Raffle............................................................... ..........................................11 . ...............................12 . 11 Help for children coping with a parent who has cancer (Kids Connected) NewAre Clinical You CancerTough ResearchEnoughNational Studiesto WearCancer............................................................... Pink? Institute Bradley Fact Sheet Students............................................................... Fundraiser . ..............................12 . .................................12 . 12 Help for children coping with Supporta parent whoNetworking has cancer groups (Kids (CCHL) Connected) The Mike Fritch Big Gulp Classic .....................................................................................................13 NationalColgan/Gill Cancer InstituteFamily GiftFact toSheet Illinois............................................................... CancerCare Foundation . ................................12. 12 Support Networking groups (CCHL)Individual counseling for the patient, family members, or caregivers (CCHL) The Mike Fritch Big Gulp ClassicSudoku............................................................... Puzzle Solution .....................................................................................................13..................................................13 Individual counseling for the patient,Massage family therapy members, for patients or caregivers in treatment (CCHL) ($25 fee/hr.) (CCHL) SudokuIllinois Puzzle CancerCare Solution ...............................................................Kids Leads Konnected the Way............................................................... ...................................................13 . ..............................................................14 . 13 Massage therapy for patients Healthyin treatment Living ($25 classes fee/hr.) (yoga, (CCHL) gentle aerobics, Tai Ji) (CCHL) Kids Konnected ...............................................................Recycling at Illinois CancerCare ............................................................................................................................14......................................15 Community Supporters of Illinois CancerCare Foundation . 13 Healthy Living classes (yoga, Meditationgentle aerobics, group Tai (CCHL) Ji) (CCHL) Recycling at Illinois CancerCareIllinois ...............................................................CancerCare Social Services .....................................................................................................15..............................15,16