Blog entries from KPWellness

New Targeted treatments are benefiting people with lung cancer

Karen Patterson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:00:00 +0100

In 2007, more than 213,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer--the number one cause of cancer death in the US among both men and women. Mearly twice as many women die of lung cancer than of breast cancer.

About 85 % of people who develop lung cancer either are or have been smokers. Yet some people who have never smoked get the disease. Because the lungs are large, tumors can grow in them for a long time before they are found. InRead More...

New Breast Health Coordinator added at hospital

Karen Patterson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Our hospital, Beaufort Memoroial has just added a Breast Care Coordinator and I think that is a wonderful needed service. Ronda O'Connell, a registered nurse with more than 20 years' experience knows about patient fears, and she knows how to communicate with physicians. Most women will be connected with O'Connell throught their physician at the time of a diagnosis; others will meet her after they've had surgery. In either case, from the moment a connection is made, work Read More...

My Personal Action Planfor Cancer Awareness in my community

Karen Patterson — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

During the past twelve years of cancer survivorship I have amassed huge quantities of quality knowledge and experiences. As a former educator, advocate, and LAF local army leader my personal action plan is to educate my community about cancer and LAF and the resources they offer. To me personally the Knowledge is Power component is first and foremost the most important. I share with people things I learned the hard way. I dispel mis-information. I provide resources fRead More...

Better Breast Test

Karen Patterson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Digital mammograms are the best bet for most women, and those with a very high risk of breast cancer are also urges to get an MRI - and imaging test that highlights suspicious patterns of blookd flow. But a new test, called MBI (molecular breast imaging), may soon take MRI's place, perhaps within the next three to five years, says Kristi Funk, MD, chief of breast surgery at Pink Lotus Brest Center in Beverly Hills and former director of the breast center at Cedars-Sinai meRead More...

LIVESTRONG Day a Tremendous Success

Karen Patterson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

LIVESTRONG DAY UNITES THOUSANDS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER
LIVESTRONG Day 2007 was a tremendous success. Thousands of people across the country united together to show their support in making cancer a national priority.

Lance and 200 advocates spent the day on Capitol Hill urging elected officials to support the Cancer Screening, Treatment and Survivorship Act of 2007 (S. 1415 and H.R. 2353), new bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Olympia Snowe (R-Read More...

Livestrong Day

Karen Patterson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Wellness Members,

My trip was a real honor and pleasure. I flew into Washington on Monday and arrived at the beautiful Renaissance Mayflower hotel near the White House. I spent a nice quiet night having an early dinner, meeting delegates from Wisconsin and Oregon in the wine bar and going to bed early to be ready for the next full day of training. On Tuesday I met 12 remarkable, dedicated, and compassionate delegates from SC. Everyone of us except one survivors who went on to develop weRead More...