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HOPE<br />
2007 Calendar<br />
A Y E A R O F H O P E A N D H E A L I N G A T T H E B A R B A R A A N N K A R M A N O S C A N C E R I N S T I T U T E
Looking<br />
FORWARD<br />
CANCER ISN’T STOPPING DANIELLE NOLL<br />
FROM PLANNING HER FUTURE.<br />
DANIELLE NOLL<br />
“I went to the gynecologist for a routine<br />
visit in June <strong>2006</strong> and was surprised to<br />
learn I had cervical cancer. I had no idea<br />
anything was wrong.<br />
“My gynecologist referred me to Dr. Robert<br />
Morris at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. At<br />
the time, I thought<br />
my gynecologist was<br />
being a little dramatic<br />
– sending me to<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> – but that<br />
was just me being<br />
in denial. The truth<br />
was: I had cancer and<br />
I needed to take it<br />
seriously.<br />
“I immediately liked<br />
Dr. Morris. He was very confident about my<br />
situation and explained all my options. I<br />
was especially interested in this new, minimally<br />
invasive procedure he told me about<br />
[fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy] that<br />
would enable me to still have children<br />
someday. Some of the other options, like a<br />
hysterectomy, would have obviously interfered<br />
with my having kids. But I’m young<br />
and, like most women, I’d like to get married<br />
and have children someday –or at least have<br />
the option.<br />
“That’s one of the things I’ve<br />
learned from all this – that<br />
I’m stronger than I ever<br />
knew I was...emotionally,<br />
physically and mentally.”<br />
“So I chose the minimally invasive<br />
procedure. I didn’t realize just how<br />
innovative and new the procedure was<br />
– that I’d be the first woman in the area<br />
to have it! But I had all the confidence in<br />
the world in Dr. Morris and my <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
team; they are the<br />
very best.<br />
– DANIELLE NOLL<br />
“The procedure went<br />
well. Just five small<br />
incisions instead of<br />
a big open incision.<br />
And, really...there<br />
was no pain.<br />
“To be safe, Dr.<br />
Morris recommended<br />
a short course of<br />
chemotherapy after the surgery. I’m halfway<br />
through it now, but I’m holding up great.<br />
I lost my hair, but that’s OK. I’m still<br />
working. I’ve never really felt sick. Every<br />
once and a while I get tired, but I was able<br />
to do a 3.1 mile cancer walk just a week<br />
after my second treatment!<br />
“That’s one of the things I’ve learned from<br />
all this – that I’m stronger than I ever<br />
knew I was...emotionally, physically and<br />
mentally. Thanks to everyone at <strong>Karmanos</strong>,<br />
I’ve learned I’m a survivor.”
JANUARY<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
1 New Year’s Day<br />
2 3 4 5 6<br />
7<br />
8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
14<br />
Martin Luther<br />
15 16 17 18 19 20<br />
King Jr. Day<br />
Muharramn/<br />
New Year<br />
21<br />
22 23 24 25 26 27<br />
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29 30 31<br />
DANIELLE’S TEAM: The <strong>Institute</strong>’s Gynecologic<br />
Oncology Multidisciplinary Team, which<br />
includes Robert Morris, M.D. and Veronica<br />
Schimp, D.O., reviewed Danielle’s case.<br />
Read more about Danielle’s<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> Team at www.karmanos.org.<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
1-800-KARMANOS
By Working Together, <strong>Karmanos</strong> Researchers Are Unlocking...<br />
The Secrets of Soy<br />
A diet rich in soy may lower the risk<br />
of heart disease, osteoporosis – even<br />
cancer. This may explain why Asians, with diets<br />
typically rich in soy, tend to have lower rates of<br />
these diseases than Westerners.<br />
“The Chinese discovered the health benefits of<br />
soy thousands of years ago,” said Omer Kucuk<br />
M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. “In fact, there are<br />
accounts of Chinese emperors using soy for its<br />
medicinal benefits 6,000 years ago.”<br />
Current research isn’t just comparing Asians to<br />
Westerners. Even within Asian populations, the<br />
people who eat the most soy tend to have the lowest<br />
incidence of cancer. A clear link exisits between soy<br />
and cancer prevention.<br />
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH<br />
As one of the world’s top cancer researchers, Dr.<br />
Kucuk wanted to know how the process works at a<br />
molecular level. But as a clinical researcher, he couldn’t<br />
do it alone. He needed help from a basic science researcher,<br />
a laboratory scientist who studies the causes,<br />
progression, treatment and prevention of cancer at<br />
molecular and genetic levels. That’s when he turned to<br />
Fazlul H. Sarkar, Ph.D., professor of pathology at the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> – and an internationally<br />
known cancer researcher in his own right.<br />
“It’s really quite uncommon for this type of translational<br />
research to be done at the same institution –<br />
going from basic science to clinical trial within a short<br />
period of time,” Dr. Sarkar said. “It’s something that<br />
sets <strong>Karmanos</strong> apart from most other cancer centers.”<br />
Translational research occurs when laboratory<br />
studies are translated into clinical studies, or when<br />
clinical observations are translated back into<br />
biological, molecular and genetic studies in the<br />
lab. The <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> is one of only<br />
a few cancer centers in the nation taking research<br />
from the laboratory, applying it to patients and<br />
taking the results back to the laboratory to refine<br />
the science as needed.<br />
Together, Drs. Sarkar and Kucuk launched a series<br />
of studies aimed at unlocking the molecular<br />
secrets of soy isoflavone, the compound within<br />
soy believed to prevent cancer. Along the way<br />
they made a groundbreaking discovery that<br />
promises to change the way cancer is treated.<br />
A GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERY<br />
Not only can soy prevent cancer, it can also make<br />
cancer treatments more effective.<br />
“Our research shows that soy isoflavones could<br />
increase a patient’s sensitivity to chemotherapy<br />
and radiation therapy,” Dr. Sarkar said. “So if you<br />
give a patient soy isoflavones, this means you can<br />
use less chemotherapy or radiation therapy for<br />
an effective treatment. That’s good for the patient<br />
because it means they have less exposure to these<br />
toxic treatments.”<br />
“It’s really quite simple,” Dr. Kucuk said.<br />
“If you are getting chemotherapy or radiation<br />
therapy and you take soy, you are likely to do<br />
better and have better results.”<br />
RESEARCH CONTINUES<br />
While the initial results are<br />
remarkable, the research is far<br />
from over. Many questions<br />
remain unanswered, which<br />
is why Drs. Kucuk<br />
and Sarkar’s<br />
studies are<br />
continuing<br />
to test this<br />
concept in<br />
clinical trials.<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> researchers<br />
and physicians<br />
around the world are<br />
following their work closely.<br />
In fact, prestigious cancer<br />
institutes – including MD<br />
Anderson <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
in Houston and the<br />
University of Michigan,<br />
in Ann Arbor – are<br />
now collaborating<br />
with <strong>Karmanos</strong> on soy<br />
isoflavone studies related<br />
to pancreatic cancer and head<br />
and neck cancers. The goal<br />
is to see if soy prevents the<br />
recurrence of certain types<br />
of cancer after radiation therapy<br />
and/or chemotherapy.<br />
“So our work continues,”<br />
Dr. Kucuk said. “This is really<br />
just the beginning.”<br />
FAZLUL H. SARKAR, PH.D.<br />
AND OMER KUCUK, M.D.
FEBRUARY<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
1 2 Groundhog Day 3<br />
4<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
11<br />
12 13 14 Valentine’s Day 15 16 17<br />
18<br />
19 President’s Day 20 21 Ash Wednesday 22 23 24<br />
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The <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> is always on<br />
the cutting edge of cancer research. Currently,<br />
physician-scientists are examining the effects<br />
of soy isoflavones in prostate, breast and<br />
pancreatic cancer patients.<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
1-800-KARMANOS
<strong>Karmanos</strong> Affiliate Network Expands Our Reach...<br />
Beyond Metro Detroit<br />
Barb Hurley is from Midland,<br />
MI, and considers herself a bit of<br />
a cancer “pro.” Having battled ovarian<br />
cancer for nearly 10 years, she knows the ins<br />
and outs of blood work, biopsies, CT and PET<br />
scans, surgeries and chemotherapy.<br />
Barb credits her MidMichigan Medical Center<br />
oncologist for expertly monitoring her condition<br />
over the years. To ensure she received the<br />
highest level of specialty care available for her<br />
form of cancer, Barb’s oncologist referred her<br />
to the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
Fortunately for Barb – and hundreds of other<br />
patients each year – world-class cancer care is<br />
readily available throughout Michigan and<br />
Ohio via the <strong>Karmanos</strong> Affiliate Network, a<br />
group of physicians and medical centers<br />
working closely with physician-scientists and<br />
researchers at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
“The Affiliate Network connects us to hospitals<br />
and medical groups outside the Detroit area,” said<br />
Jeffrey Forman, M.D., F.A.C.R., professor of<br />
radiation oncology and medical director of the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> Affiliate Network. “It essentially expands<br />
our reach far beyond Southeast Michigan.”<br />
For some patients, the Affiliate Network<br />
provides easy access to the innovative cancer<br />
treatments and advanced diagnostic services only<br />
available at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. For<br />
other patients, the Network enables them to get<br />
world-class cancer treatment close to home.<br />
“In some situations, it might be appropriate for<br />
a patient to get his or her treatment closer to<br />
home,” Dr. Forman said. “Through our affiliates,<br />
we can refer patients to providers in their area<br />
with confidence that they will get excellent care.”<br />
“I believe in getting the best possible health<br />
care,” explains Barb. She believes her personal<br />
commitment to good health, along with the<br />
MidMichigan/<strong>Karmanos</strong> connection, has helped<br />
her live a very full and satisfying life, despite her<br />
ongoing battle with cancer.<br />
KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE AFFILIATION INSTITUTIONS<br />
JEFFREY FORMAN, M.D., F.A.C.R.<br />
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION GROUPS<br />
Northern Michigan Hospital<br />
Petoskey, MI<br />
Mt. Clemens Regional<br />
Medical Center<br />
Mt. Clemens, MI<br />
Crittenton Hospital<br />
Rochester, MI<br />
Marquette General<br />
Health System<br />
Marquette, MI<br />
MidMichigan Medical Center<br />
Midland, MI<br />
Metropolitan Florence<br />
Nightingale Hospital<br />
and <strong>Cancer</strong> Center<br />
Istanbul, Turkey<br />
PHYSICIAN AFFILIATION GROUPS<br />
Huron Medical Group<br />
Port Huron, MI<br />
Toledo Clinic<br />
Hematology Oncology<br />
Toledo, OH<br />
Newland Medical Associates<br />
Southfi eld / Novi, MI
MARCH<br />
S U N D AY<br />
M O N D AY<br />
March is National Colorectal <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness Month. Colorectal<br />
cancer is a highly preventable form of cancer. Regular screening can<br />
help identify the disease early, when the cancer is most treatable.<br />
For more information visit www.preventcancer.org/colorectal<br />
2007<br />
T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
1 2 3<br />
4<br />
Purim<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
11<br />
Daylight Savings<br />
Time Begins<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17<br />
St. Patrick’s Day<br />
18<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
25<br />
26 27 28<br />
29 30 31<br />
Prophet<br />
Muhammad’s<br />
Birthday<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
1-800-KARMANOS
In January 2005, Robin Dysart, 41, was<br />
diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of<br />
cancer formed by malignant plasma cells. As president<br />
and CEO of Spectrum Financial Group, Inc., a national<br />
insurance agency providing employee health and<br />
wellness benefits, she knew the importance of seeking<br />
cutting-edge cancer treatment.<br />
“When I found out I had cancer, I was determined to<br />
find a way to overcome this situation,” she said. “I began<br />
to learn about the disease through internet research,<br />
phone interviews with other multiple myeloma patients<br />
and physician consultations.”<br />
In her early 40’s, Robin was much younger than most<br />
multiple myeloma patients and had no other health<br />
issues – making her a good candidate for aggressive<br />
treatment options.<br />
She was referred to the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s<br />
Malignant Hematology Multidisciplinary Team because<br />
of its expertise in treating multiple myeloma. Led by<br />
Charles A. Schiffer, M.D., professor of medicine and<br />
oncology at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>, the team<br />
is nationally recognized as a leader in the treatment of<br />
malignant blood diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma,<br />
multiple myeloma and myelodysplasia (MDS).<br />
“We have enormous experience in treating leukemia, myelodysplasia<br />
and other hematologic malignancies,” said<br />
Dr. Schiffer. “And we’ve led trials of important drugs for<br />
the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)<br />
and myelodysplasia.”<br />
MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGY MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM PROVIDES...<br />
Innovative Treatment<br />
“Beyond the multidisciplinary team that focuses on<br />
hematologic malignancies, we also have a sub-team for<br />
multiple myeloma,” said Jeffrey Zonder, M.D., assistant<br />
professor at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
The multidisciplinary team designed a unique treatment<br />
plan for Robin which included chemotherapy, radiation<br />
therapy and a bone marrow transplant. According to Dr.<br />
Zonder, at one point, tests indicated Robin’s<br />
disease state was “nearly in a complete remission.”<br />
Unfortunately, the disease returned. As part of her<br />
treatment, Robin began taking a recently-approved<br />
therapy for myeloma called lenalidomide (or<br />
Revlimid). Drs. Schiffer and Zonder have<br />
extensive experience with Revlimid due to<br />
their clinical trials in myelodysplastic<br />
syndrome and multiple myeloma.<br />
Robin hopes this drug therapy will put<br />
the disease into remission – or at least<br />
control it long enough for her to have<br />
a second bone marrow transplant.<br />
“I’ve had incredible care and more<br />
treatment options than I would<br />
have had anywhere else,” Robin<br />
said. “<strong>Karmanos</strong> has offered<br />
cutting edge technology and an<br />
extremely talented team of professionals.<br />
My group of doctors<br />
diligently worked to give me a<br />
second chance at life and for<br />
that I am forever thankful.”<br />
OPTIONS<br />
ROBIN DYSART
APRIL<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
1 Palm Sunday 2 3 Passover 4 5 6 Good Friday 7<br />
8<br />
Easter<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
15<br />
Oral Head &<br />
Neck <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
16 Awareness Week 17 18 19 20 21<br />
22<br />
Earth Day<br />
23 24 25 26 27 28<br />
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30<br />
Photo by: Gregg Hettel<br />
ROBIN’S TEAM: Jeffrey Zonder, M.D., along with the <strong>Institute</strong>’s<br />
Malignant Hematology Multidisciplinary Team, presented<br />
Robin with the best treatment options for her form of cancer.<br />
Read more about Robin’s <strong>Karmanos</strong> Team<br />
at www.karmanos.org.<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
1-800-KARMANOS
KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE’S<br />
Signature<br />
EVENTS<br />
PARTNERS EVENTS<br />
The 13th Annual Partners Events raised nearly $1 million for the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. Over 700 people attended Partners<br />
Night at Neiman Marcus, Somerset Collection, which honored<br />
Catherine and Nathan Forbes.<br />
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE 2007<br />
PARTNERS EVENTS!<br />
Amy Farbman and Stacy Goldberg, 13th<br />
Annual Partners Night Co-Chairs<br />
Julie and Nick <strong>Karmanos</strong>, David Jacob, Partners<br />
Executive Committee, Howard Luckoff, Partners<br />
Honorary Co-Chair<br />
25th Annual Dinner Committee<br />
(Some members not pictured)<br />
Nathan and Catherine Forbes, <strong>2006</strong> Partners Honorary<br />
Chairs, John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D., President and CEO<br />
SAVE<br />
THE<br />
DATE<br />
Tee off with the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> at the PARTNERS<br />
GOLF CLASSIC on Monday, August 27, 2007.<br />
Then, Give Into the Night at the 14th Annual<br />
PARTNERS NIGHT on Saturday, September 8, 2007.<br />
For more information, please visit our<br />
Partners Web site at www.kci-partners.com<br />
ANNUAL DINNER<br />
The <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s 25th Annual Dinner hopes to<br />
raise a few eyebrows, along with funds for the <strong>Institute</strong>. Join us for<br />
a night filled with adventure, creativity and fun.<br />
The evening’s entertainment will include a special fashion show<br />
presentation, highlighting the best in women’s fashion from Milan,<br />
Paris and New York. The clothing will be selected and provided by<br />
the popular Birmingham clothing store, Linda Dresner. The store<br />
is the namesake of its owner, Linda Dresner, who is also serving<br />
as a co-chair for the event. Dayle and John Hoffecker, managing<br />
director, Alix Partners and Regine and Stefano Aversa, managing<br />
director, Alix Partners will also co-chair the event.<br />
The 25th Annual Dinner will take place on Saturday, May 19, 2007<br />
at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi.<br />
For more information, please visit our Web site<br />
www.karmanos.org or contact Sara Heimerl at (313) 576-8112.
MAY<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
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7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
13<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
Annual Dinner<br />
20<br />
Victoria Day<br />
21 (Canada) 22 23 Shavuot 24 25 26<br />
27<br />
28 29 30<br />
Memorial Day 31<br />
May is Skin <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness Month<br />
and summer is approaching fast!<br />
Read more about skin cancer<br />
prevention at www.cancer.org.<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
1-800-KARMANOS
“I RACE BECAUSE I have a dream that one day<br />
our daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers will not<br />
live in fear of being diagnosed. I race because with your help<br />
and support, we can win this war against breast cancer.”<br />
– Ellree Watkins,<br />
13-year breast cancer survivor
JUNE<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
The <strong>2006</strong> Komen Detroit Race for the Cure®, locally presented by the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>, raised a record $1.7 million for breast<br />
cancer research, screening, treatment, support and education programs.<br />
Go to www.karmanos.org for more information.<br />
1 2<br />
3<br />
National <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Survivor Day<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9<br />
10<br />
11 12 13 14 Flag Day 15 16<br />
Detroit Race<br />
for the Cure ®<br />
17<br />
Father’s Day<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23<br />
24<br />
25 26 27<br />
28 29 30<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
1-800-KARMANOS
UP CLOSE:<br />
ANN SCHWARTZ, PH.D.<br />
Ann Schwartz, Ph.D. is a nationally<br />
recognized cancer researcher, but not the<br />
kind who spends hours in a laboratory.<br />
Instead, Dr. Schwartz is an epidemiologist,<br />
a scientist who studies the incidence,<br />
distribution, and control of disease in<br />
a population. It’s important scientific<br />
work taking place primarily outside the<br />
laboratory – exactly where Dr. Schwartz<br />
wants to be – with people and statistics.<br />
“You’re trying to understand people, ask<br />
the right questions, understand their<br />
histories and what makes them who they are,”<br />
said Dr. Schwartz. While her studies include<br />
laboratory work, you won’t find Dr. Schwartz<br />
in the lab often. “My husband has his<br />
Ph.D. in pharmacology and<br />
he understands why I don’t<br />
like working in the lab. It’s<br />
the same reason I don’t<br />
like to cook,” she says. “I<br />
can’t follow a recipe or<br />
laboratory procedures.”<br />
Today, Dr. Schwartz serves as associate center<br />
director for population science at the <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> – working in the same<br />
building where she once had a summer job<br />
with the Michigan <strong>Cancer</strong> Foundation. She<br />
oversees a team of 60 researchers conducting<br />
a wide range of population studies while also<br />
carrying out her own research.<br />
“We conduct studies to compare risk factors<br />
and behaviors in individuals with cancer to<br />
individuals without cancer to get some idea<br />
of what causes the disease and what’s<br />
associated with survival,” she says. “We’re<br />
looking at genetic risk factors underlying<br />
susceptibility to certain kinds of cancer. In<br />
addition to those environmental exposures<br />
– things you eat or smoke or are otherwise<br />
exposed to – we want to know about any<br />
genetic components that increase a<br />
person’s risk.”<br />
It’s time-consuming work and dependent on<br />
the good will of cancer patients who agree to<br />
be interviewed and donate a blood sample. In<br />
addition, the community at large is needed<br />
for comparison. Interviewers call hundreds of<br />
phone numbers in the metro Detroit area at<br />
random and ask a few simple questions. Then,<br />
if someone in the household fits a particular<br />
profile, the interviewer asks if they’d like to<br />
participate in a research study.<br />
If they choose to participate – and about<br />
70 percent do – they are invited to complete<br />
an interview and provide a DNA sample<br />
for study. According to Dr. Schwartz,<br />
researchers are trying to identify specific<br />
genetic markers – working toward a day<br />
when genetic testing will help identify<br />
people with an increased risk of<br />
developing certain kinds of cancer.<br />
“Lung and pancreatic cancer, for example,<br />
are very difficult to detect early. There aren’t<br />
screening methods for these cancers like<br />
there are for breast or prostate cancer. So<br />
understanding genetic risk factors may<br />
someday help us better detect and prevent<br />
these cancers.”<br />
ANN SCHWARTZ, PH.D.<br />
[BIO]<br />
ANN SCHWARTZ, PH.D.<br />
TITLE: Associate Center Director,<br />
Population Science<br />
EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Epidemiology,<br />
Master’s degree in Public Health and B.S. degree<br />
in Biology from the University of Michigan in Ann<br />
Arbor and Master’s degree in Biology from Wayne<br />
State University.<br />
AGE: 49<br />
HOBBIES: Swim team mom. (Daughter,<br />
Carleigh, is a nationally competitive swimmer.)<br />
HOME: Ann Arbor, Michigan<br />
FAMILY: Ann and her husband, Don, have<br />
two daughters, Juliann, 19, who is a sophomore<br />
at the University of Michigan Honors College,<br />
and Carleigh, 16.
JULY<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
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Purchase a pin now to support <strong>Karmanos</strong> Patient & Family Support Services.<br />
Proceeds from the sale of pins will enhance Patient & Family Services at the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Center.The <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness Pin was designed<br />
by Ellen Klausmeyer, a two time cancer survivor, in collaboration with the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> Patient & Family Advisory Council.<br />
To learn more, or purchase a pin, call (313) 576-9280<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
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<strong>Karmanos</strong> Researchers Are Not Only Fighting <strong>Cancer</strong>,<br />
They’re Creating High-Tech Jobs In Detroit<br />
THE CENTER OF INNOVATION<br />
NEB DURIC, PH.D.<br />
Whether they’re conducting the earliest tests of<br />
new drugs or developing new technologies to detect<br />
breast cancer, researchers at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> are<br />
receiving national recognition for their work – and multi-million<br />
dollar grants from the State of Michigan.<br />
Two <strong>Karmanos</strong> researchers recently received a total of $4.2<br />
million in grants from Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund, a<br />
program designed to create high-tech jobs in the state.<br />
CREATING A NEW TECHNOLOGY<br />
Neb Duric, Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology at the <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>, along with Peter Littrup, M.D., Earle Holsapple<br />
and several other <strong>Karmanos</strong> colleagues, received a $1.6 million<br />
grant to support continued development of a new breast imaging<br />
technology called Computed Ultrasound Risk Evaluation (CURE).<br />
The technology promises to overcome the limitations of current<br />
breast imaging techniques and may soon help physicians detect<br />
breast cancer at its earliest stages.<br />
“Despite great progress in the detection, diagnosis and treatment<br />
of breast cancer in recent years, major limitations in breast imaging<br />
still remain,” Dr. Duric said. “Mammography is the traditional ‘gold<br />
standard’ for breast imaging, but it is often unable to discern benign<br />
masses from cancerous masses – leading to many unnecessary breast<br />
biopsies.” In women with dense breasts, traditional mammography<br />
makes it difficult to see certain masses. This can lead to missed<br />
opportunities to treat cancer in its earliest stages.<br />
The new technology should help. Unlike mammography, the<br />
CURE technology does not use harmful radiation and does not<br />
compress the breast. Initially, the grant funds will be used to create<br />
new research-related jobs at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> –<br />
helping the CURE team to finalize development of the technology<br />
and bring it to market within the next few years.<br />
STUDYING<br />
NEW CANCER<br />
DRUGS<br />
Patricia LoRusso,<br />
D.O., director of<br />
the <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s<br />
Phase I Clinical<br />
Trials Program,<br />
received a $2.6<br />
million grant to<br />
expand the<br />
Program, currently<br />
the only Phase I<br />
cancer program in<br />
Michigan, and one of only 14 in the country.<br />
PATRICIA LORUSSO, D.O.<br />
A Phase I trial is the first test of a new drug – or a new combination<br />
of previously approved treatments – in humans. Phase I trials are<br />
designed to determine a drug’s appropriate maximum dosage<br />
(maximum tolerated dose) and to identify possible side effects.<br />
“We take drugs that have been identified in the lab as having<br />
promise – drugs that have also been identified as being safe – and<br />
we give them to patients,” said Dr. LoRusso. “It’s a vital part of<br />
developing new cancer therapies.”<br />
The funds will add nearly 25 employees to the Phase I Program,<br />
including physicians, nurses, research professionals, clinical care<br />
professionals and various support staff. Increasing the size of the<br />
<strong>Institute</strong>’s Phase I Program not only allows more patients to<br />
participate in cancer treatment research, but physicians will have<br />
the ability to test many more anti-cancer compounds currently in<br />
development. The grant will also allow the program to increase the<br />
complexity of the Phase I trials available to patients.
AUGUST<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
The <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s Phase I Clinical<br />
Trials Program is the only Phase I Program in<br />
Michigan, and one of only 14 in the country.<br />
For more information visit www.karmanos.org.<br />
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DR. WILLIE UNDERWOOD IS STUDYING RACIAL DISPARITIES<br />
IN PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT AND...<br />
MAKING ADifference<br />
“As a urologic surgeon, I want to provide the best<br />
possible care to every patient I see – regardless<br />
of race or ethnicity. As a researcher, I’m interested<br />
in how men, diagnosed with clinically localized<br />
prostate cancer, make their prostate cancer<br />
treatment decisions. This is important because<br />
little is known regarding the factors influencing<br />
patients’ treatment decisions. Presently, racial<br />
and socioeconomic prostate cancer treatment<br />
disparities exist nationally. In my opinion this<br />
injustice must be eliminated.<br />
“I recently received the Robert Wood Johnson<br />
Foundation’s Harold Amos Medical Faculty<br />
Development Award. I’m using the award to<br />
study racial disparities in prostate cancer treatment.<br />
Detroit is the perfect place for this work.<br />
“Coming to <strong>Karmanos</strong> was a golden<br />
opportunity. I was working in Ann Arbor at the<br />
University of Michigan. It’s a great institution<br />
and I learned a lot there, but here at the <strong>Institute</strong><br />
and Wayne State University, there are also a lot of<br />
intelligent people who are willing to dedicate their<br />
lives to making sure people get good health care.<br />
“Black men have higher prostate cancer mortality,<br />
compared to white males. Black men with prostate cancer<br />
are less likely to receive definitive cancer therapy –<br />
surgery or radiation – than white men, and if they do<br />
receive definitive treatment, they are less likely to<br />
receive surgery. My<br />
research describes<br />
this national<br />
problem and I<br />
believe all men<br />
who develop<br />
prostate cancer<br />
deserve to receive<br />
equal treatment.<br />
“I guess you could<br />
say I’m trying to<br />
make a difference.<br />
That’s just how<br />
I was raised.<br />
The people in<br />
my family have always considered themselves<br />
social servants. Whether you’re an educator, a stock<br />
broker or a physician, the skills you have are not<br />
just for your own personal gain, they’re for the<br />
gain of all of society.”<br />
“As a urologic<br />
surgeon, I want<br />
to provide the best<br />
possible care to<br />
every patient I see<br />
– regardless of<br />
race or ethnicity.”<br />
– WILLIE UNDERWOOD, III,<br />
M.D., M.S., M.P.H.<br />
WILLIE UNDERWOOD, III, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
SEPTEMBER<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
September is Ovarian, Leukemia and Lymphoma,<br />
Gynecologic Oncology and Prostate <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness Month.<br />
For more information on all cancer types, please visit www.karmanos.org.<br />
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Partners Night<br />
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Rosh Hashana<br />
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Yom Kippur<br />
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Ring<br />
THE BELL<br />
SURVIVING CANCER, JOANNE MANCINI CELEBRATES THE END OF HER CANCER TREATMENT AT KARMANOS<br />
A few years ago, Joanne Mancini, R.N. sat down in<br />
front of the TV one evening to watch one of her<br />
favorite programs, “Houston Medical.” As a clinical<br />
research nurse in the Gershenson Radiation Oncology<br />
Center at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>, she enjoyed<br />
watching the television show about real people going<br />
through cancer treatment at a major cancer center.<br />
In this particular episode, a woman<br />
with pancreatic cancer had just<br />
completed weeks of radiation therapy.<br />
Patients, nurses and doctors gathered<br />
around as she read a poem and rang a<br />
bell to signify the end of her treatment.<br />
“I was very touched by this,” Joanne<br />
said. “I thought it was a great idea to do<br />
something symbolic like this to mark<br />
the end of a patient’s treatment.”<br />
The next day she came to work and<br />
told her co-workers about the bell.<br />
Everyone agreed it was a good idea, but with busy<br />
schedules and a full load of patients, no one had time to<br />
move forward with the idea. “The topic of the bell never<br />
came up again,” Joanne said.<br />
Then, in 2002 – at age 42 – Joanne was diagnosed with<br />
an early stage breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma<br />
in situ (DCIS). She was shocked by the diagnosis, but as<br />
a nurse, she knew that breast cancer sometimes strikes<br />
young women with no family history of the disease.<br />
“I also knew my treatment would probably involve<br />
surgery and radiation therapy,” Joanne said. “I never<br />
considered going anywhere other than <strong>Karmanos</strong> for<br />
my treatment; I wanted the best possible care and<br />
this is the place to get it.”<br />
But it was a delicate situation. Receiving radiation<br />
therapy at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> would mean<br />
sharing her illness with her coworkers<br />
and physicians – people<br />
she’d worked with every day for<br />
years. “It was a little awkward at<br />
first, but they are so professional,<br />
so caring. They really made it easy.”<br />
THE BELL POEM<br />
Ring this bell<br />
Three times well<br />
Its toll to clearly say,<br />
“My treatment’s done,<br />
This course is run<br />
And I am on my way.”<br />
Weeks passed and her treatment<br />
progressed with excellent results.<br />
Like most cancer patients, she<br />
looked forward to her last treatment<br />
– and life after cancer. Her co-workers<br />
had been thinking about it too.<br />
“On the last day of my treatment,<br />
my friends at work had a victory celebration planned<br />
and they had ordered a special gift for me,” Joanne said.<br />
It was a bell – just like the one from the television show<br />
– and a poem inscribed on a plaque. “I was just overwhelmed<br />
by their thoughtfulness. It had been a while<br />
since I mentioned that bell, but they hadn’t forgotten.”<br />
Today, Joanne is cancer-free and still working at the<br />
Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center. The bell<br />
and the poem still hang on the wall there. Whenever<br />
Joanne hears it ring, she can’t help smiling.<br />
JOANNE MANCINI, R.N.
OCTOBER<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
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Columbus Day<br />
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Eid-al-Fitr<br />
(End of Ramadan)<br />
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Mammography Day<br />
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each year. During National Breast <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness<br />
Month, visit www.karmanos.org for important<br />
information about the disease.<br />
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To make an appointment for a mammogram,<br />
call 1-800-KARMANOS.<br />
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REVOLUTIONARY CANCER TREATMENT SYSTEM IS...<br />
Right On Target<br />
ANDREW TURRISI, M.D.<br />
For years, radiation oncologists<br />
have used targeted beams of<br />
radiation to destroy cancer cells in<br />
patients, but it’s a tricky business. You have<br />
to hit the tumor just right and avoid nearby<br />
healthy tissues – the healthy esophagus that’s<br />
next to the lung cancer, the optic nerve near<br />
the brain tumor, the healthy intestine next to<br />
the prostate cancer. It’s not easy.<br />
But a revolutionary technology – the<br />
TomoTherapy HI-ART® System – is giving<br />
radiation oncologists at the <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> a powerful new tool in the<br />
fight against many types of cancer.<br />
“This is an amazing piece of technology that is<br />
simply not available at most hospitals,”<br />
said Andrew Turrisi, M.D., professor and<br />
chairman of radiation oncology at the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> and Wayne State<br />
University School of Medicine. “This new<br />
system allows us to deliver a more precise and<br />
powerful dose of radiation to a tumor while<br />
avoiding critical structures and healthy tissue.”<br />
Unlike traditional radiation therapies, the<br />
TomoTherapy system is the first device to<br />
provide 3-D CT imaging immediately prior<br />
to each treatment, in order to verify the exact<br />
location of a patient’s tumor. “This is<br />
important because the tumor may have<br />
grown or shrunk between treatments, or<br />
there may have been internal motion that<br />
moved the tumor out of the beam. With this<br />
new system, we can locate the tumor before<br />
each treatment – sometimes during the<br />
treatment – and we can adjust the radiation<br />
beams accordingly,” Dr. Turrisi said.<br />
Once the tumor is located, the system<br />
delivers precise doses of Intensity Modulated<br />
Radiotherapy (IMRT) from a spiral pattern<br />
around the patient, targeting the tumor from<br />
multiple angles.<br />
“With traditional radiation therapies, the<br />
patient often has to move between several<br />
different stations. You get a CT scan in one<br />
machine, then you go to another for radiation.<br />
But with this new system, 3-D imaging and<br />
precision radiation delivery are integrated into<br />
the same system,” Dr. Turrisi said.<br />
This integration not only increases precision<br />
and enables physicians to safely use more<br />
powerful doses of radiation, it also allows<br />
for shortening the overall treatment time.<br />
“And that usually makes the whole process<br />
more comfortable for patients.”
NOVEMBER<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
November is National Lung <strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness Month. Lung cancer is<br />
the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States,<br />
with 87% of lung cancer cases caused by smoking.<br />
For more information, visit www.karmanos.org or call 1-800-KARMANOS.<br />
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Veteran’s Day<br />
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Day (Canada)<br />
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AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE,<br />
A KARMANOS BOARD MEMBER,<br />
DONOR AND PATIENT IS STILL...<br />
Very few people make an impact on<br />
their community like Thomas Angott.<br />
The longtime Detroit business leader, and<br />
former Detroit Fire Commissioner, has<br />
been deeply involved with the <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> for more than 30 years<br />
– starting with his service on the board<br />
of directors of the Michigan <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Foundation in the early 1970s.<br />
“My father died of pancreatic cancer in<br />
1969,” Tom said. “So I guess that<br />
experience really paved the way for my<br />
interest in cancer research. Then my wife,<br />
Mary Jo, passed away in 1977. My eight<br />
children and I lost her to colon cancer when<br />
she was only 49. That really intensified my<br />
commitment to cancer research,” he said.<br />
Over the years, he has been involved in<br />
almost every major development at the<br />
<strong>Institute</strong> – from the negotiations of the<br />
original partnership with Wayne State<br />
University, to adopting the Barbara Ann<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> name, and<br />
becoming Michigan’s only independent<br />
cancer center. Tom has been an active<br />
member of the <strong>Institute</strong>’s Board, serving<br />
as its chairman for several years. He even<br />
helped recruit top administrators<br />
and researchers.<br />
“Tom was instrumental in bringing me to<br />
the <strong>Institute</strong>,” explains John C. Ruckdeschel,<br />
M.D., president and chief executive officer.<br />
“He and his wife Nancy came to see me in<br />
Florida and persisted that we could make<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> one of the truly great cancer<br />
centers. Tom has provided great leadership<br />
and brings a very personal commitment to<br />
our mission.”<br />
Beyond his service, Tom supports the<br />
<strong>Institute</strong> financially and has given several<br />
major gifts, including one establishing a<br />
cancer research charitable fund in memory<br />
of his late wife.<br />
In 1989, Tom himself was diagnosed with<br />
lung cancer.<br />
“With all my experience at the <strong>Institute</strong>,<br />
I knew exactly where to turn for the best<br />
treatment,” Tom said. He had a lung removed<br />
and received aggressive chemotherapy and<br />
radiation therapy. “I had excellent care at<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong>. I must have; it’s 18 years later<br />
and I’m still here, and I’m still committed.”<br />
THOMAS ANGOTT
DECEMBER<br />
2007<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
If you are over 70 1/ 2 years of age, an IRA Charitable Rollover is a great option for making<br />
a tax-free charitable donation for an annual contribution, major gift or to satisfy a current pledge.<br />
For more information on how to make an IRA contribution to the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
<strong>Institute</strong>, contact the Office of Planned Giving at (313) 576-8108 or (313) 576-8119.<br />
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Friends<br />
AMERICAN<br />
SEWING EXPO<br />
During the <strong>2006</strong> American<br />
Sewing Expo’s “Show your<br />
Support” Decorative Bra<br />
Design Challenge, participants<br />
donated $1 to vote for their<br />
favorite bra. Over $650 was<br />
collected for breast cancer<br />
research and support at the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
R A I S I N G F U N D S<br />
JANET LYNN RIPPER MEMORIAL<br />
GOLF OUTING<br />
Since its inception four years ago, the Janet Lynn Ripper<br />
Memorial Golf Outing has donated $250,000 to the Janet<br />
Lynn Ripper Medical Oncology Fund, and the Weisberg<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Treatment Center at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
For more information about these events and others in the<br />
works, please visit www.karmanos.org/friendsraisingfunds.<br />
MARCH<br />
Kicks for the Cure<br />
APRIL<br />
Garden City Moose Lodge <strong>Cancer</strong> Auction<br />
Blooms for Tomorrow<br />
MAY<br />
Carl’s Golfl and Putting Contest<br />
North Brothers Ford Walk<br />
Battle to Beat <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Cruise for a Cure<br />
JUNE<br />
Paula Czarniecki Memorial Walk<br />
Dale Meyer Memorial Golf Outing<br />
Roselli Golf Outing<br />
Harley Fest<br />
JULY<br />
Dick Purtan Golf Classic<br />
Champane’s Classic Car Cruise<br />
Three Shots Against <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
AUGUST<br />
Pummill Golf Classic<br />
Patrick J. Delaney Golf Outing<br />
NAAMA Walk for Women’s <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
LEFT TO RIGHT: Carmen<br />
Harlan, Lila Lazarus, Lynn<br />
Scherr, Lisa Jesswein, Betty<br />
DeRamus, Diana Lewis<br />
and Florine Mark<br />
PHOTO: Wensdy Von Buskirk,<br />
PINK/Observer & Eccentric<br />
REMARKABLE WOMEN LUNCHEON<br />
Now in its 7th year, the Remarkable Women<br />
Luncheon has raised nearly $25,000 to help fund<br />
advances in women’s medicine. The <strong>Karmanos</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> has been a long standing beneficiary<br />
of the event, which is hosted by Florine Mark,<br />
president and CEO of The WW Group Inc.<br />
DICK PURTAN GOLF CLASSIC<br />
The 9th Annual Dick Purtan Golf Classic,<br />
at the Oakland University Golf Course,<br />
raised over $40,000 for the Gail Purtan<br />
Ovarian <strong>Cancer</strong> Research Fund at the<br />
<strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Julia M. Wilson Golf Outing<br />
GFLCF Lung <strong>Cancer</strong> Walk<br />
Janice McTigue Golf Outing<br />
Janet Lynn Ripper Memorial Golf Outing<br />
Kenneth J. Scott Memorial Golf Outing<br />
Whispers of Hope - Ovarian<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Awareness Gala<br />
SKINS Golf Classic<br />
Remarkable Women Luncheon<br />
Arts Beats and Eats Twist Spa<br />
Kroger Ribbon Sale<br />
OCTOBER<br />
WDVD & Gordon<br />
Chevrolet Call-2-Care Radiothon<br />
Brighton Collectibles<br />
Image Salon Cut-a-thon<br />
Binson’s Chili Cook-Off<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Steve Cruchon Bowling Tournament<br />
The above list includes events confi rmed at publication time.
JANUARY<br />
2008<br />
S U N D AY M O N D AY T U E S D AY W E D N E S D AY T H U R S D AY F R I D AY S AT U R D AY<br />
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Martin Luther<br />
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King Jr. Day<br />
Friends R A I S I N G F U N D S<br />
The <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s Friends Raising Funds<br />
program provides support to individuals, community<br />
organizations and businesses that are interested in hosting<br />
fundraisers to support the <strong>Institute</strong> and <strong>Cancer</strong> Center.<br />
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For more information on how you can get involved<br />
please contact Lauren Miller at (313) 576-8121<br />
or e-mail: miller@karmanos.org<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
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KARMANOS HOPE CALENDAR 2007<br />
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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE<br />
The Barbara Ann <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> is one of only<br />
39 National <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>-designated Comprehensive <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Centers in the United States. Federal designation as a Comprehensive<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Center is the pinnacle of translational oncology research.<br />
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EXECUTIVE STAFF<br />
JOHN C. RUCKDESCHEL, M.D.<br />
President & Chief Executive Officer<br />
WILLIAM BENNETT<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
NICK KARMANOS<br />
Vice President, Development<br />
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER<br />
s we celebrate our first anniversary as Michigan’s first and only<br />
independent cancer center, this issue of HOPE Magazine focuses<br />
on a year of hope and healing at the <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
Our 2007 calendar showcases remarkable patient stories of perseverance<br />
and strength, as well as highlights the diligent work our worldrenowned<br />
researchers and physicians are doing as they strive for a cure.<br />
Through our innovative technologies, medical partnerships and<br />
generous community support, we provide patients with a superior<br />
cancer care experience.<br />
We are inspired, everyday, to find a cure. I hope this calendar<br />
will serve as your inspiration to help our fight against cancer.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
KARMANOS CANCER CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Jonathan S. Aaron<br />
Randolph J. Agley (ex officio)<br />
Thomas V. Angott, Sr.<br />
Charles E. Becker, chair<br />
Leslie C. Bowman<br />
Paul L. Broughton<br />
Armando Cavazos<br />
Kenneth Eisenberg<br />
Jeremiah E. Farrell<br />
C. Michael Kojaian<br />
Melvin A. Lester, M.D.<br />
Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., M.D. (ex officio)<br />
Timothy Monahan, Vice Chair<br />
J. Edson Pontes, M.D.<br />
John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D. (ex officio)<br />
Anthony J. Rusciano<br />
Wael Sakr, M.D. (ex officio)<br />
Nettie Seabrooks<br />
Jane R. Thomas, Ph.D.<br />
Manuel Valdivieso, M.D. (ex officio)<br />
KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Randolph J. Agley, chair<br />
Thomas V. Angott, Sr.<br />
Eugene Applebaum<br />
Nancy Barrett, Ph.D. (ex officio)<br />
Charles E. Becker, vice chair<br />
Paul Borman<br />
Paul L. Broughton<br />
Joseph J. Buttigieg, III<br />
John T. Caldwell, Jr.<br />
Armando Cavazos<br />
John D. Crissman, M.D.<br />
Deborah I. Dingell, vice chair<br />
Lillian Erdeljan<br />
Jeremiah E. Farrell<br />
Samuel Frankel, vice chair<br />
Myron Frasier<br />
Richard M. Gabrys, vice chair<br />
Bruce A. Gershenson<br />
Stephen Grand<br />
Adnan Hammad, Ph.D.<br />
Elaine Hartman<br />
Patricia Hartmann<br />
Eleanor M. Josaitis<br />
Peter <strong>Karmanos</strong>, Jr.<br />
Melvin A. Lester, M.D.<br />
Edward C. Levy, Jr.<br />
Mervyn H. Manning<br />
Mary Matuja<br />
Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., M.D. (ex officio)<br />
Timothy Monahan<br />
Paul L. Nine<br />
Charles O’Brien (ex officio)<br />
Fred D. Olson<br />
J. Edson Pontes, M.D.<br />
James Prowse<br />
Eunice Ring<br />
Richard F. Roth<br />
John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D. (ex officio)<br />
Alan S. Schwartz, vice chair<br />
Cynthia K. Sikina<br />
Lila Silverman<br />
Todd P. Smith<br />
Robert A. Stone<br />
Thomas M. Storen, D.D.S.<br />
Vainutis K. Vaitkevicius, M.D.<br />
4100 JOHN R<br />
DETROIT, MI 48201<br />
www.karmanos.org<br />
(800) KARMANOS<br />
(1-800-527-6266)<br />
Email: hope@karmanos.org<br />
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MARY ANN SHORT<br />
Vice President, Marketing and Communications<br />
KATHLEEN BROOKS<br />
Editor, Internal Communications Coordinator<br />
JACQUELINE TROST<br />
Associate Editor, Communications Manager<br />
COURTNEY McCRIMMON<br />
Associate Editor, Science Writer<br />
Feature photos by<br />
Steven Lengnick, Plum Street Studios<br />
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Copyright <strong>2006</strong> Barbara Ann <strong>Karmanos</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D.<br />
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER<br />
BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE<br />
NONPROFIT ORG<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
DETROIT, MI<br />
PERMIT NO. 1579