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New Book is First to Examine Cancer Disparities and Offer Interventions

New Book is First to Examine Cancer Disparities and Offer Interventions

Hi everyone,

I found what sounds like an amazing new book that provides information on cancer disparities and offers evidence-based interventions. It's co-published by the American Cancer Society and the Springer Publishing Company.

Here's a quote from the article:
"'Cancer Disparities: Causes and Evidenced-Based Solutions' provides real-life examples of how barriers to cancer prevention, care, and information can be reduced or eliminated, " said Otis W. Brawley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society.

I know this will be very useful for future cancer service learning classes.

A surgeon brings cancer care to Harlem (Dr. Harold Freeman)

http://www.cancernetwork.com/breast-cancer/content/article/10165/1155980

This is a great article about Dr. Harold Freeman, a Harlem "guru" of cancer servcies and advocacy for the underserved.  He is a former president of the American Cancer Society, Director of Surgery at Harlem HospitalHospital, and started the Patient Navigator Institute.

This is a quote from him in the article: “We found that poor Americans, regardless of race, have a 5-year cancer survival rate 10% to 15% lower than other Americans. It was important because it made us look at the universal meaning of being poor, irrespective of race,” Dr. Freeman said. It also showed the fragile nature of being poor: without access to healthcare, the poor disappear into themselves."

Nice work!

I saw donation boxes all over campus today and the fundraising group enthusiastically hawking delicious baked goods in the NAC. Good work everybody!

great healthy recipes

This website has some really nice recipes which are healthy too.

"John of God" You Should read about this man some said he can heal cancer and other diseases

Let me know what you think??????

João Teixeira de Faria, internationally known as John of God or João de Deus, is arguably the most powerful unconscious medium alive today and possibly the best-known healer of the past 2000 years. However, João is a humble man who is very clear about one thing: “I do not cure anybody. God heals, and in his infinite goodness permits the Entities to heal and console my brothers. I am merely an instrument in God’s divine hands.” – John of God. The medium Joao Teixeira has no formal medical training. Instead he gives over his consciousness and incorporates the spirits of past doctors and saints. These entities give talks, examine the waiting masses and conduct the visible and invisible operations.

It is estimated that he has treated, either directly or indirectly, up to 15 million people during the past 40 years.

We hope you enjoy our DVD about the healing process in the Casa de Dom Inacio de Loyola and that you use it to prepare for your travel and access the healing energy of the clinic.

http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/boweryculinary/store-calendar/

I saw this website and I thought of the Project: Food Drive group. I am not sure if you already reached out to Whole Foods but I think it would be great because they offer classes as well. In case, Eileen may need some contacts?

Health Leads Anyone?

Hii guys,

Theres going to be an info session next tuesday so i thought id spread the word to some of you pre-med people. Here's the flyer for the event. its not showing the picture though =(

RECRUITMENT INFO FOR SPRING 2012

Health Leads New York runs desks at Columbia Presbyterian and Harlem Hospital, helping hundreds of families each year obtain access to vital resources for childcare, GED/ESL, legal aid, food, insurance, job training and beyond.

 Interested in public policy/social justice? Working with patients and doctors to address the impact of poverty on health? Belonging to a community of City College students and staff with a shared vision for a better healthcare system? 

Learn more at our INFO SESSIONS:

Tuesday 12/6, 12-30-2 pm: Marshak Room 418

Interesting Cancer Treatment

While Selling raffle tickets with medinah and malika, we came across a student buyer who told us about this cold cap method that cancer patients use. theyre called Digni cold caps and they help patients retain their hair while they are going through treatment. check out this website!

John of God

http://www.skepdic.com/johnofgod.html

Increase in Colon Cancer Screening Rates

I read an article that claimed that the Patient Navigator campaign started by NYC in 2003 has significantly boosted colon cancer screening rates. A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University supposedly made this discovery but I probably won't be able to find the exact study on my own online. Here's the article with some astounding figures.