Hope Elevated - January 2012

January 2012

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President's Corner

Chelsie's Story of New Year's Hope

Pa entatTheCenterforCancer&BloodDisordersFort WorthCentralCampus Whilemosthighschoolseniorslookforwardtogradua on, one17yearoldMidlothianHighSchoolteenlooksforwardto bea ngcancerin2012. ChelsieWa s,apa entofDr.HenryXiong,has hadanythingbut arou nesenior year.Shewas diagnosedwith appendiceal adenocarcinoma inAugust2011, a erbeing admi edtothe hospitalforan emergency appendectomy. Whileinsurgery, doctorsfounda tumoronher appendix.A er addi onal exploratory ChelsieWa sandherparents surgery,doctors foundthatthecancerhadspread. Chelsieiscurrentlyundergoingchemotherapytreatmentat TheCenterandisscheduledtohavecytoreduc vesurgery withhyperthermicintraperitonealchemoperfusion(HIPEC)in March. WhileChelsie'sdiagnosisisrareforsomeoneherage,she maintainsaposi veoutlookanddoesn'tletitholdherback fromanyofherusualhighschoolac vi es.Infact,Chelsie,a seniorlieutenantonthedrillteam,wasoneoffewdrillteam membersselectedtopar cipateinthe2011Macy's ThanksgivingDayParadeinNewYorkCity."Itwasawesome," saysChelsie. ShewasalsocrownedHomecomingQueenatherhigh schoollastfallandservedasgrandmarshalofthetown's ChristmasParade. "It'sbeenacrazyyearbutI'vehadalotofsupport,"says Chelsie,whowasrecentlyaccompaniedtochemotreatment byherparentsandfourfriends."MyfaithinmyLordand supportfromfamilyandfriendsisge ngmethroughthis." Chelsiesaysshe'sdeterminednottogiveuphope.Shewill graduateinJuneandplanstoa endStephenF.Aus n Universitythisfall.Heradvicetoothersforkeepinghope elevatedisto"keeppushingthrough." ShareyourstoryofHopeElevatedbyemailingusforpossible inclusioninthiscolumn.

Happy New Year from The Center!

Ray Page, D.O., Ph.D.

President/MedicalOncologist

As we embark on a new year, we look forward to continually expanding our services in 2012 and providing the inest cancer treatment in north Texas. While it is a privilege for us to provide cancer treatment, it is also important to offer spiritual and emotional support to our patients and their loved ones. We invite you to take advantage of free classes to help you learn how to get the very best out of life, with or without cancer. Our top priority is always the quality care of our patients. In support of those efforts, The Center recently received NCQA Physician Practice Connections recognition for the Magnolia, Weatherford and Huguley site locations. This achievement not only demonstrates our commitment to excellence, but also recognizes our use of leading edge tools and processes to adapt quickly to the changing healthcare environment. This means a stronger doctorpatient relationship, better follow up and more support for managing your health. We look forward to continuing our commitment in 2012. From everyone at The Center, we wish you joy and hope in the year to come!

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Hope Elevated - January 2012

Nutrition and Breast Cancer

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