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Crushing Cancer Continued from page I It gives them an opportunity to discuss difficulties they may have in adjusting to the feelings and frustrations of having cancer in the family. Barbara Wertz attends each of these meetings to provide information and resources. Subsequent Tuesdays offer support groups for patients and families, enter- tainment and diversion, and a physician- directed session on coping with daily health problems. In addition to the monthly support groups, the cancer counseling and education program sponsors an annual two-day spiritual retreat for patients and their families focusing on inner peace through prayer, meditation and group discussions with clergymen and psychologists. The newest program in the CancerCare Center is a fitness program with the emphasis on wellness. "Even when you're sick, there are things you can do for yourself," Wertz says. "One of the things we want to teach people in this group is to listen to their bodies. They need to know how to conserve their energy, when to stop if they start to tire. We teach simple exercise - even things they can do when they're lying in bed." The class also encourages patients to get out and be with other people. The CancerCare Center also offers bereavement programs for survivors of cancer victims and is currently develop- ing a support group for the teenagers who have family members with cancer. "It's an important project because this is an area of real need," Wertz says. The physicians, nurses and vol- unteers of the CancerCare Center are available for patients and families around the clock and have helped make Saint Joseph Denver's leading cancer treatment center. To inquire about volunteer services call 837-7851; for treatment information call 837-7525. A Cancer Survivorship Growing A 1987 report documents impres- sive survival statistics for Saint )oseph Hospital cancer patients. After five years such common tumors as female breast cancer show survival rates of 81.8 percent; cervical cancer 72.4 percent; cancer of the uterus, 89.2 percent; prostate cancer, 81.3 percent; bladder cancer, 81.5 percent; melanoma, 74.5 percent and Hodgkin's Lymphoma, 76.4 percent. Early detection of cancer is one of the keys to survival, and new drugs and treatment procedures are also instru- mental in returning cancer patients to a full, normal life. "In the coming year it is our intention to continue to explore new programs to maintain the high quality of cancer care at Saint Joseph," says Dr. Richard Hesky, Chairman of the Oncology Department. A 631 "en^.^-etft^ tfOSt* ^�Hnnm^H
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Title | TowerScope Volume 22 Issue Nr. 4, Summer 1988 |
Subject 1 | Saint Joseph Hospital (Denver, CO) -- history |
Subject 2 | Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Kansas) |
Subject 3 | Periodicals -- Newsletters |
Description | TowerScope Volume 22 Issue Nr. 3, published Summer 1988. Published by the Office of Public Relations for friends of Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado. |
Collection Name | Newsletters Collection |
Publisher | Saint Joseph Hospital |
Date.Original | 01/08/1988 |
Date.Digital | 2016-05-11 |
Rights | In Copyright - Non-Commerical Use only (IC-NC) |
Description
Title | TowerScope Volume 22 Issue Nr. 3, Summer 1988 - Page 2 |
Subject 1 | Saint Joseph Hospital (Denver, CO) -- history |
Subject 2 | Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Kansas) |
Subject 3 | Periodicals -- Newsletters |
Description | TowerScope Volume 22 Issue Nr. 3 - Page 2, published Summer 1988. Published by the Office of Public Relations for friends of Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado. |
Collection Name | Newsletters Collection |
Publisher | Saint Joseph Hospital |
Date.Original | 01/08/1988 |
Date.Digital | 2016-05-11 |
Type | Text & Image |
Rights | In Copyright - Non-Commerical Use only (IC-NC) |
Source | Three-colour print of varying dimensions over the years, from 8.5 x 11 to 11 x 17 inches in size. |
Format | Creekside |
Coverage-Spatial | 1988-Sum_0002.txt |
Transcript | Crushing Cancer Continued from page I It gives them an opportunity to discuss difficulties they may have in adjusting to the feelings and frustrations of having cancer in the family. Barbara Wertz attends each of these meetings to provide information and resources. Subsequent Tuesdays offer support groups for patients and families, enter- tainment and diversion, and a physician- directed session on coping with daily health problems. In addition to the monthly support groups, the cancer counseling and education program sponsors an annual two-day spiritual retreat for patients and their families focusing on inner peace through prayer, meditation and group discussions with clergymen and psychologists. The newest program in the CancerCare Center is a fitness program with the emphasis on wellness. "Even when you're sick, there are things you can do for yourself," Wertz says. "One of the things we want to teach people in this group is to listen to their bodies. They need to know how to conserve their energy, when to stop if they start to tire. We teach simple exercise - even things they can do when they're lying in bed." The class also encourages patients to get out and be with other people. The CancerCare Center also offers bereavement programs for survivors of cancer victims and is currently develop- ing a support group for the teenagers who have family members with cancer. "It's an important project because this is an area of real need," Wertz says. The physicians, nurses and vol- unteers of the CancerCare Center are available for patients and families around the clock and have helped make Saint Joseph Denver's leading cancer treatment center. To inquire about volunteer services call 837-7851; for treatment information call 837-7525. A Cancer Survivorship Growing A 1987 report documents impres- sive survival statistics for Saint )oseph Hospital cancer patients. After five years such common tumors as female breast cancer show survival rates of 81.8 percent; cervical cancer 72.4 percent; cancer of the uterus, 89.2 percent; prostate cancer, 81.3 percent; bladder cancer, 81.5 percent; melanoma, 74.5 percent and Hodgkin's Lymphoma, 76.4 percent. Early detection of cancer is one of the keys to survival, and new drugs and treatment procedures are also instru- mental in returning cancer patients to a full, normal life. "In the coming year it is our intention to continue to explore new programs to maintain the high quality of cancer care at Saint Joseph," says Dr. Richard Hesky, Chairman of the Oncology Department. A 631 "en^.^-etft^ tfOSt* ^�Hnnm^H |
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