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GROSSE POINTE NEWS, JULY 30, 2009
HEALTH
Golfing companions
Abovoe, Jerry Gadette, Phillip Snyder, Dave Zaran and Pat
LaFontaine stand beside a X-Box game console donated to
Henry Ford children's ward.
At right, Janet Peppier, Roxane Charles and Cindy Elliott
participated in the third annual Southeast Michigan
Companions in Golf July event. The charitable foundation
raises funds to build interactive playrooms in hospitals
throughout North America. The playrooms replace the iso-
lation of a hospital with a connection to family, friends and
celebrities during each hospital stay. Top right, Jerry Gadette
and John Paul took part in the day of golf at Lochmoor Club.
Bottom right, Pat LaFontaine and Kevin Breen chat during
the Southeast Michigan Companions in Golf outing.
PHOTOS BY PETER B1RKNER
Special Thanks To:
HEALTH COLUMN By Cheryl Wesen,M.D.
Breast cancer fight aided by team approach
For a woman, a
breast cancer diagnosis
can mean the
start of many medical
treatments that
require physical and emotional
strength.
Donna Mclnerney, a former
Grosse Pointer, knows that
firsthand. She had breast cancer
in 2003, starting with a
routine mammogram and
ending with a biopsy, surgery,
radiation and chemotherapy.
For the last five years, she has
volunteered her encouragement
and empathy to hundreds
of women in the Breast
Care Program at St. John
Hospital and Medical
Center's Van Elslander
Cancer Center.
Following a diagnosis, a patient
may come to the Liggett
Breast Center for a day of
tests and education about the
treatment process.
Prior to that visit, the patient's
physician presents information
at a multidisciplinary
breast conference that
includes a radiologist, pathol-
ogist, medical oncologist, radiation
oncologist, and surg
V
Patient review by breast
care specialists in this manner
is part of the treatment planning
process for all patients.
Although the process works
like clockwork, thanks to a
nurse navigator who coordinates
all care, the patient receives
much information in a
very short period. For some, it
can be overwhelming at a
time when they're already
anxious.
That's when Mclnerney's
work begins.
She reminds patients to
have hope in medical technology
and trust in their physician's
capabilities. And she,
along with the nurse navigator,
provides continued support,
beyond that initial visit
into the weeks and months
ahead.
Hearing the stories of
women who find strength and
hope because of our volunteers
brings great joy to me..
Fighting breast cancer is a
It could be
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your life.
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team effort.
At the Liggett Breast
Center, part of the St. John
Health Breast Care Program,
we've worked for many years
to build a team with a couple
issues in mind.
The first is clinical excellence.
We need to have the very
latest treatment options, access
to clinical trials and excellent
physicians and nurses
who know how to treat —
and hopefully beat — cancer.
Second is coordinated care.
We want to organize patient's
care in a manner where they
can focus on healing, not the
details of treatment.
This June 2009, the
National Accreditation
Program for Breast Center
recognized the St John
HeaTmBreast Care Program
with a three-year, full accreditation
designation.
Accreditation is only given to
those programs that have voluntarily
committed to provide
the highest level of quality
breast care and undergo a rigorous
evaluation process and
performance review.
During the survey process,
the program must demonstrate
compliance with standards
established by the NAP-
BC, a consortium of professional
organizations dedicated
to the quality of care for,
and outcomes of, diseases of
the breast.
This accreditation is spe- .
cialized and on top given by \ t
the joint commission required
to provide medical care. The
NAPBC found St. John's program
is a single source for
medical expertise, personalized
care, education and support,
including:
• Multidisciplinary specialty
team of diagnostic and
treatment specialists
• Patient navigators
• Second opinion clinic
• Comprehensive clinical
research
• High risk breast cancer
services and genetics counseling
• Healing arts, education
and support
^Seivjces are available at St.
JanxC'St. John Macomb-
Oakland, Providence Hospital
and Medical Center and
Providence Park hospitals.
For more information, visit
stjohn.org/breastcare or call
1-888-440-0644.
Those facing breast cancer
can know there are survivors
like Mclnerney and a host of
physicians, nurses and other
clinicians ready and willing to
share the journey.
Wesen, a general surgeon ".
with a special interest in \
breast cancer, has led the St ',
John Health System Breast ;
Care Program since 2004.
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A variety of caring-healing
classes and services are being
offered at the Valade Healing
Arts Center,
All classes are held on the
third floor of the Van
Elslander Cancer Center lo-
cated within St. John Hospital
and Medical Center. Call
(313) 647-3320 to register for
ail classes.
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