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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 3, 2012
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
YMCA of Coastal Georgia to
Hold Events
October is Breast
Cancer Awareness Month
and several YMCA of Coast
al Georgia branches are of
fering events and activities
to support the efforts. Sup
port the cause by attending a
“Pink” event at the Y.
On October 19,
2012 come out to support
Southside Y’s coaches and
staff as they face off in the
coaches game at Providence
Church. Put your money to
wards your favorite coach
or team; all funds raised will
go to the Mary Telfair Breast
Cancer Research Center.
For more informa
tion call 912-961-9622.
MUMC First in Georgia with New
Breast Cancer Technology
Memorial Universi
ty Medical Center is the first
facility in Georgia to acquire
the INTRABEAM® system
for intraoperative radiation
therapy (IORT).
The system will
be offered to women with
early-stage breast cancer.
With IORT, radiation is de
livered directly into the tu
mor bed during breast-con-
serving surgery. The result
is shortened treatment times,
reduced side effects, and
maximum radiation therapy
benefits. International studies
of INTRABEAM found that
it offers the same cure rates
as conventional whole breast
radiation therapy.
“For some women,
IORT eliminates the need for
six weeks of radiation thera
py after surgery. For others,
it can shorten radiation treat
ment time by up to seven
days,” said breast surgeon
Ray Rudolph, M.D., MPH.
“Through treat
ments such as INTRABEAM
IORT, we can minimize the
side effects and impact of
breast cancer treatment while
maintaining the high proba
bility of a cancer cure. Many
women with breast cancer
can now be spared the tox
icity and inconvenience of a
long course of treatment with
a simple and effective same-
day procedure. ”
Intraoperative ra
diation therapy directs the
radiation where it is needed
most - the tumor bed, says
radiation oncologist Aaron
Pederson, M.D.
“During surgery,
after the breast tumor is re
moved, we place an INTRA
BEAM probe directly into
the tumor bed.
The radiation is de
livered for 20 to 30 minutes
and is absorbed over a 1 to
2 cm. depth from the tumor
cavity. This means less ra
diation is delivered to sur
rounding healthy tissue and
organs. It also means there is
less chance of a cancer recur
rence.”
INTRABEAM has
undergone extensive test
ing to ensure its efficacy and
safety. It was the only IORT
system studied in an interna
tional randomized controlled
clinical trial called TARGIT-
A. As of 2012, more than
160 centers have used IN
TRABEAM to successfully
treat more than 7,000 patients
worldwide.
Memorial Univer
sity Medical Center is a two-
state healthcare organization
serving a 35-county area in
southeast Georgia and south
ern South Carolina.
The system includes
its flagship hospital, a 530-
bed academic medical cen
ter; Memorial primary and
specialty physician networks;
a major medical education
program; business and indus
try services; and NurseOne, a
24-hour call center.
To learn more, visit
www.memorialhealth.com.
You can follow us at face-
book, com/memorialhealth,
twitter.com/mymemorial,
and youtube.com/memorial
health.
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Health Restoration 101
The Magic Touch
During my tenure
with the Southern Commu
nity Cohort Study, I met in
Jacksonville a woman who
lives in Alabama, who trav
els to Atlanta quarterly, for a
massage. The Healing Touch.
It took a while for me to get
my mind around that whole
concept, but finally I did.
I thought about this because
she called the other night, and
in our long conversation, re
minded me why she’s on her
way to Atlanta, and invited
me to join her there.
She tells me that
there is this place, were the
masseuse wraps you in a
warm towel, massages you
with warm oil, treats you
as though you are the only
woman left on earth for him
to work his magic on, for one
complete hour.
Then afterward, she returns to
the hotel for a nap, fully re
laxed, and later enjoys dinner
with friends, at her favorite
place.
My friend tells me
that after this body work, she
feels that she’s been repaired
from all the misery she’s en
dured (physically and emo
tionally). WOW! Talk about a
way to relax!.
In our busy, bustling
and effervescent lives, run
ning about, to and from ap
pointments, meetings, librar
ies, airports, church events,
hunched over the computer,
and who knows what else we
are doing on a daily basis, we
certainly need some fabulous
relaxation time.
Even a change af
ter hibernating with the
doors locked and the phone
unplugged, trying to com
plete an assignment on time.
Carolyn Guilford, CNC
Working out every day, do
ing the stretches every morn
ing and in the evenings, is a
great thing. Wholly benefi
cial for lessening the tension,
strengthening the body, ener
gizing us and even increasing
circulation and balance. This
is an absolute ‘must do’ to
some degree.
Ahhh, but a massage
is the ultimate in de-stressing.
Great for the neck, shoulders,
arms, back, legs and feet. Es
pecially, after so much work.
Yard work, house work, work
work, not to mention the sore
ness from when you fell down
the steps or twisted your foot
on the dance floor.
Massage is therapy
also often used in the care of
patients with cancer and for
survivors. The relaxation it
provides as well as the reduc
tion of both symptoms and
side effects of the treatment is
phenomenal. Also massage is
used as a remedy to help re
duce pain, swelling, fatigue,
nausea, and depression, or to
improve the function of the
immune system.
Massage is a great
way to heal the stresses of the
body and the mind. Relaxing
the muscles relaxes the mind.
And, if you put your all into
it, with some great music, you
can even get your inner spirit
healed, (from all the foolish
ness).
We have long known
the importance of the healing
touch for babies. That if they
are not touched and loved,
they ‘fail to thrive’. How
children who are not touched
lovingly don’t socialize well,
and may even develop health
issues. Adults likewise, who
miss the needed touch, tend
to become grumpy, difficult
or depressed. We too, can fail
to thrive without the healing
touch.
Certainly, we can
massage ourselves with oils
and lotions, and it is effective
and necessary, but limited.
Just so you know, massage is
beneficial also for back pain,
headaches, osteoarthritis, and
anxiety. Not sure, ask your
doctor.
I have always be
lieved that having something
to look forward to increases
our life’s joy. So, why not
plan a fun, uplifting event
with friends, to include a spa
day with a massage.
Having a little some
thing stashed away for happy
occasions (not just emergen
cies), is just one of the ways
to show gratitude for living
a rich and abundant life in a
rich and abundant country.
Remember, Health is a
Choice
Contact Carolyn
Guilford, nutritionist and
wellness advocate at Caro
lyn @ healthrestoration 101.
com - P O Box 2814 -Savan
nah, GA 31402. She can be
reached at 912 236-8987.
11th Annual Harvest of Hope to
be Held
On Oct. 6, 77 cy
clists will participate in the
11th Annual Harvest of Hope
Double Metric Century. They
will depart from the Curtis
and Elizabeth Anderson Can
cer Institute (ACI) at Me
morial University Medical
Center at 6:30 a.m. and will
arrive at the Augusta Mar
riott Riverfront around 6.30
p.m.
Also known as
“Patrick’s Ride,” the Har
vest of Hope Double Metric
Century is a 135-mile bicycle
ride to raise funds for the an
nual Harvest of Hope retreat
for children and adults with
cancer and their families.
This year’s Harvest of Hope
retreat will take place on Oc
tober 27 at Oatland Island.
Since its inception, Patrick’s
Ride has raised more than
$250,000 and benefitted more
than 1,000 retreat partici
pants. In addition to funding
Harvest of Hope, last year’s
event also paid for furniture
in the children’s oncology
waiting room and provided
financial assistance for pedi
atric cancer families at Me
morial University Medical
Center.
The ride was started
by Patrick Booton, a cancer
survivor, athlete, and retired
medical physicist previously
worked at the ACI. The 2012
event will be held in memory
of Nasser Maleki, who was
an ACI Team Member, and
in honor of Kelly Woodruff,
the niece of ride chairperson
Mark Woodruff.
To make a donation,
go to www.patricksride.com
. For more information, con
tact Anne Cordeiro at 912-
350-8934.
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