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Cancer can be treated in a number of ways. Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Monoclonal Antibody Therapy are among the most popular. The choice of cancer therapy is made by looking at the stage of the disease and the state of the patient. The goal of cancer treatment is the complete removal of the cancer without significantly damaging the rest of the body. Sometimes a surgeon can remove the cancer easily, other times this is not possible. Chemotherapy and Radiation can be quite affective in killing cancer cells, but they are also toxic to healthy cells.
The Breast Cancer Run
Surgery
Theoretically, non-blood based cancers can be cured if entirely removed by surgery. This is easier said than done. If the cancer spreads to other parts of the body before surgery, it is usually impossible to remove all the cancer through surgery. Two of the most well know surgical procedures for removing cancer are mastectomy (where one or both of the breast are removed in an effort to treat breast cancer) and a prostatectomy (where all or part of the prostate gland are removed). Cancer can recur if a single cell is left behind after surgery. With this in mind a pathologist will carefully examine your surgical specimen to make sure there is a margin of healthy tissue present.
Surgery is also used to determine the stage (extent) of cancer. Staging is very important for determining a prognosis and treatment.
A Radiation Mask
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy is the use of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation can be giving externally through External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) or internally through Brachytherapy. The effects of radiation are concentrated on the area being treated. Radiation Therapy damages the DNA of the cancer cells making it impossible for them to grow and divide. Radiation Therapy damages both healthy and cancer cells, but healthy cells are able to recover from the Radiation. Radiation is given over several rounds so the healthy cells have a chance to recover between treatments.
Radiation is used to treat almost every type of cancer. The amount of Radiation that is given depends on the type of cancer and how close it is to major organs. As with every form of cancer treatment, radiation is not without side effects.
Steve after Radiation
Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
The side effects of Radiation Therapy can appear during treatment or years later. The nature of the side effects depend on where the radiation was received and how much. Some of the immediate side effects from radiation are burning on the skin, swelling, infertility, and fatigue. Some of the long term side effects fibrosis (loss of elasticity in the tissue that was treated), hair loss, dryness, and cancer.
Mia in the Hospital
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs. Most chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells, and not just cancer cells. This means that often chemotherapy damages healthy cells as well as cancer cells. However, most healthy cells repair themselves after the chemotherapy has ended. Most patients are given a combination of chemotherapy drugs. It is important that you talk all drugs that are prescribed in combination with your chemotherapy.
Targeted Therapy
Targeted Therapy first became available in the late 1990s and it has proven to be very effective in treating some types of cancer. If you have questions about Targeted Therapy and how it can help you or your loved one, talk to your doctor. Your doctor will know what Targeted Therapies may be right for your cancer.
Josh and his family after surgery
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a set of strategies that will trigger a patient’s immune system to fight the tumor. Immunotherapy has been very affective on Renal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, and prostate cancer.
Hormonal Therapy
Hormonal therapy is used to block or provide certain hormones. They have been particularly effective in Breast and Prostate Cancers.
Tom getting chemo
Symptom Control
Some treatments are designed not to kill the cancer cells, but to control the symptoms of the cancer. This is very important for helping maintain a high quality of life for the cancer patient. Symptom Control is used for all stages of cancer, but particularly for end of life care. There is somewhat of a social stigma attached to the use of high power pain killers. Cancer patients should feel free to ask their doctor or Hospice provider about any medicine they take, especially if the patient feels the medicine is doing more harm than good. That being said, do not stop taking any medicines without consulting your health care provider first.
Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Consult your doctor and do lots of research before beginning any alternative treatment. Do not stop your other therapies or medicines in order to take an Alternative Medicine. No Alternative Treatments have been shown to effectively treat any form of cancer, and none are FDA approved.
Roger perparing for surgery
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials test new treatments on people with cancer. The goal of these studies is to find better ways to treat cancer and help cancer patients. Patients who take part in clinical trails get the best available standard of care for their cancer, however there is no guarantee that the new treatment will work. If the treatment does work, those in the trial are among the first to benefit from the new treatment.
Article From www.cancer.sc/content,treatment/
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Canon XSi+50mm f/1.4 | ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/4
June 2012
igG 35.9
Beta II fraction 35.4
Hemoglobin 121
White blood cells 2.3
Feb 2012
igG 40.1
Beta II fraction 39.9
Hemoglobin 121
White blood cells 2.0
I am a multiple myeloma and anemia patient. It is a cancer of the blood plasma. It is treatable, but incurable.
In Aug 2008-Dec 2009 when I was on Revlimid. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with TTP and had a stroke so I was taken off of it. Since then I have had no cancer drug treatment and my igG (cancer levels) have slowly risen from the teens up to a high of 40.1 last Feb.
When I went in today for my quarterly specialist appointment, I didn't know what my igG number would be. I was worried it would be high 40s or even above 50. Thankfully it has actually dropped without any cancer treatment. My specialist was pretty amazed, but I know the reason - SuperBetter.
This is Day 89 of me participating in the SuperBetter project. I created a goal of taking a self-portrait a day on campus and after a couple of weeks I decided to do this 365 project as well. I have benefited from SuperBetter by setting an obtainable goal of taking a creative photograph a day on campus and creating a doable obstacle as it had to be done by midnight. It has helped improve my creativity and make me feel better about my photography and more confident about wandering around my campus with my camera and tripod looking for a photoshoot spot.
I feel awesome and I truly believe that my SuperBetter participation has contributed towards my cancer levels reversing.
Remaining positive, happy and focused as I continue to fight cancer through photography.
Cancer can be treated in a number of ways. Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Monoclonal Antibody Therapy are among the most popular. The choice of cancer therapy is made by looking at the stage of the disease and the state of the patient. The goal of cancer treatment is the complete removal of the cancer without significantly damaging the rest of the body. Sometimes a surgeon can remove the cancer easily, other times this is not possible. Chemotherapy and Radiation can be quite affective in killing cancer cells, but they are also toxic to healthy cells.
The Breast Cancer Run
Surgery
Theoretically, non-blood based cancers can be cured if entirely removed by surgery. This is easier said than done. If the cancer spreads to other parts of the body before surgery, it is usually impossible to remove all the cancer through surgery. Two of the most well know surgical procedures for removing cancer are mastectomy (where one or both of the breast are removed in an effort to treat breast cancer) and a prostatectomy (where all or part of the prostate gland are removed). Cancer can recur if a single cell is left behind after surgery. With this in mind a pathologist will carefully examine your surgical specimen to make sure there is a margin of healthy tissue present.
Surgery is also used to determine the stage (extent) of cancer. Staging is very important for determining a prognosis and treatment.
A Radiation Mask
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy is the use of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation can be giving externally through External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) or internally through Brachytherapy. The effects of radiation are concentrated on the area being treated. Radiation Therapy damages the DNA of the cancer cells making it impossible for them to grow and divide. Radiation Therapy damages both healthy and cancer cells, but healthy cells are able to recover from the Radiation. Radiation is given over several rounds so the healthy cells have a chance to recover between treatments.
Radiation is used to treat almost every type of cancer. The amount of Radiation that is given depends on the type of cancer and how close it is to major organs. As with every form of cancer treatment, radiation is not without side effects.
Steve after Radiation
Side Effects of Radiation Therapy
The side effects of Radiation Therapy can appear during treatment or years later. The nature of the side effects depend on where the radiation was received and how much. Some of the immediate side effects from radiation are burning on the skin, swelling, infertility, and fatigue. Some of the long term side effects fibrosis (loss of elasticity in the tissue that was treated), hair loss, dryness, and cancer.
Mia in the Hospital
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs. Most chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells, and not just cancer cells. This means that often chemotherapy damages healthy cells as well as cancer cells. However, most healthy cells repair themselves after the chemotherapy has ended. Most patients are given a combination of chemotherapy drugs. It is important that you talk all drugs that are prescribed in combination with your chemotherapy.
Targeted Therapy
Targeted Therapy first became available in the late 1990s and it has proven to be very effective in treating some types of cancer. If you have questions about Targeted Therapy and how it can help you or your loved one, talk to your doctor. Your doctor will know what Targeted Therapies may be right for your cancer.
Josh and his family after surgery
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a set of strategies that will trigger a patient’s immune system to fight the tumor. Immunotherapy has been very affective on Renal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, and prostate cancer.
Hormonal Therapy
Hormonal therapy is used to block or provide certain hormones. They have been particularly effective in Breast and Prostate Cancers.
Tom getting chemo
Symptom Control
Some treatments are designed not to kill the cancer cells, but to control the symptoms of the cancer. This is very important for helping maintain a high quality of life for the cancer patient. Symptom Control is used for all stages of cancer, but particularly for end of life care. There is somewhat of a social stigma attached to the use of high power pain killers. Cancer patients should feel free to ask their doctor or Hospice provider about any medicine they take, especially if the patient feels the medicine is doing more harm than good. That being said, do not stop taking any medicines without consulting your health care provider first.
Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Consult your doctor and do lots of research before beginning any alternative treatment. Do not stop your other therapies or medicines in order to take an Alternative Medicine. No Alternative Treatments have been shown to effectively treat any form of cancer, and none are FDA approved.
Roger perparing for surgery
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials test new treatments on people with cancer. The goal of these studies is to find better ways to treat cancer and help cancer patients. Patients who take part in clinical trails get the best available standard of care for their cancer, however there is no guarantee that the new treatment will work. If the treatment does work, those in the trial are among the first to benefit from the new treatment.
Article From www.cancer.sc/content,treatment/
The power lines right by our house. They crackle on humid days. Makes me think of that movie "Neighbors".
Artikel i Hudiksvalls tidningen
En kämpe efter en 12 timmar lång operation av bukhinna, livmoder, äggstock, lever, tjocktarm, tunntarm, diafragma och mellangärdet. Opererades med sugarbakermetoden på Akademiska Sjukhuset i Uppsala
My mother the day after surgery. Removed all visible cancer and then washed her stomach with hot chemotherapy using the Sugarbaker method.
i rolled my daily dice thismornin' & these
came up.........
mom got her #'s today....
she has MORE cancer treatments.
REALLY puts a perspective on things huh?
Creative photographers have long experimented with superimposing images, one over the other, to produce striking visual effects. Now a group of NIH-supported scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute and their colleagues have done the same thing to highlight their work in the emerging field of cancer nanomedicine, using microscopic materials to deliver cancer treatments with potentially greater precision. In the process, the researchers generated a photographic work of art that was a winner in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2015 Bioart competition.
More information: directorsblog.nih.gov/2016/06/23/snapshots-of-life-findin...
This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.
Credit: Jenolyn F. Alexander and Biana Godin, Houston Methodist Research Institute; Veronika Kozlovskaya and Eugenia Kharlampieva, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
NIH funding from: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer among men, excluding skin cancer. It is the third leading cause of cancer death in men. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 235,000 new cases of Prostate Cancer will occur this year. However, Prostate Cancer can be treated effectively if it is caught in the early stages.
How much you know about Prostate Cancer detection? The following information explains what Prostate Cancer is and how to recognize early warning signs
The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut and is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Tumors found in the prostate gland may be benign, or noncancerous, or they may be malignant, or cancerous. Benign tumors can usually be removed, seldom come back, and are not life-threatening. Tumors that are malignant are usually slow-growing, and mostly affect men over age 65. The cancer cells can break away from a malignant tumor and enter the bloodstream, causing the cancer to spread.
In general, all men are at risk for Prostate Cancer. A risk factor is anything that increases a person’s chance of developing a disease. However, having a risk factor does not mean you will get the disease. Some risk factors that cannot be changed are race, genetics, family history, and aging. Other risk factors that can be changed are diet, obesity, and having a vasectomy.
Some men with risk factors never develop Prostate Cancer, while some men without apparent risk factors develop the disease. The Prostate Cancer incidence is higher for African-American men than for any other racial or ethnic group, and conversely, Asian-Pacific Islanders have relatively low rates of Prostate Cancer.
Symptoms Linked To Prostate Cancer Are:
* Frequent urination
* Inability to urinate
* Painful or Burning Urination
* Blood in the urine or semen
* Pain in the lower pelvic area
* Difficulty having an erection
* Having a painful ejaculation
* Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs
* Unexplained Weight Loss
A man who has these symptoms should see a physician immediately. Any of these symptoms could be caused by Prostate Cancer or by a benign condition, such as a bladder or urinary tract infection or BPH - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, a condition where the prostate becomes enlarged - aka: Enlarged Prostate.
Screening for Prostate Cancer usually includes two tests, a blood test for PSA:Prostate-Specific Antigen and a DRE: Digital Rectal Exam.
* A PSA test is sent to the lab to measure for levels of PSA in the blood, which usually is elevated in men with Prostate Cancer (but, sometimes elevated in BPH or infection as well).
* The DRE is a test in which a physician inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum and feels the prostate through the rectal wall.
Testing for Prostate Cancer may include transrectal ultrasound (TRUS uses sound waves to create an image to visually inspect for abnormal conditions) or computed tomography (CT scan uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images).
When any of these tests indicate that cancer may be present, a biopsy will be required. A biopsy is a procedure in which tissue samples are removed surgically from the Prostate Gland to determine if cancer cells are present.
Cancer Research continues to add valuable information to the understanding of Prostate Cancer.
* Health experts are looking for new ways to prevent Prostate Cancer, but they are not in agreement on the risks for developing the disease.
* The American Cancer Society recommends that men eat a diet high in plant sources (tomatoes, pink grapefruit, and watermelon) and low in red meat (high-fat and processed).
* A study at the National Cancer Institute is looking at selenium and Vitamin E supplementation as a prevention measure.
* Because obesity is a risk factor, experts recommend exercise to lower the risk of Prostate Cancer.
* Prostate Cancer is often found confined to the prostate gland or regional area, and the majority of patients with this type of cancer can live for years with no problems.
* With early detection and improved treatment, the five-year survival rate for Prostate Cancer found in a local or regional state is 100 percent.
* Over the past 20 years, the five-year survival rate for all stages has increased from 67 percent to 98 percent.
Incorporate your knowledge regarding Prostate Cancer prevention and detection into a healthy lifestyle.
Become knowledgeable about Prostate Cancer risk factors that may apply to you, and take appropriate actions including changing behaviors and being clinically monitored for the disease. Experts recommend that you contact your physician to develop a plan for Prostate Cancer screening based on your personal profile.
You can find more information on Prostate Cancer on the Prostate Cancer Resources Page
Artical From:http://www.cancer.sc/content,prostate-cancer-can-be-treated-effectively-if-it-is-caught-in-the-early-stages/
In this cancer, the cells grow through the inner lining of the ducts into the surrounding breast tissue and the area. Given that these cancers have no specific features, they are classified as No Special Type. They were previously called invasive ductal carcinoma. Around 70% of all invasive breast cancers are of this type.
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Microscopy of human colorectal cancer cells. DNA is labelled red. Credit: S. Regmi and M. Dasso, NICHD/NIH
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Chemo treatment and living with multiple myeloma + anemia have reduced my cognitive abilities to remember things, recognize people, and recall information. I rely on calendars digital notes, and memory cues to help me through each day. These strengths that once felt solid as a rock, are fading away.
Like sand slipping through my fingers.
My 1st week of Cycle 2 is complete. Last Monday I had a Complete Blood Count. It is a common blood test (1 test tube) I have every 2 weeks that examines my general health during chemo treatment. The results showed that my white blood cells, neutrophils, blood platelets, and hemoglobin were all within/almost within normal range. This is good, it means that there isn’t a negative reaction to treatment. Each month I have a more comprehensive blood test that measure my cancer levels. Last week, I had the hiccups occasionally, a side effect of the steroid dexamethasone, but they went away after 10-15 minutes. I also felt a bit tired and used naps to help me recharge.
IAEA World Cancer Day 2018 Event “A Roadmap to a Cancer-Free World”, held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 2 February 2018
Photo Credit: Olga Morozova / IAEA
Secondary breast cancer, also called metastatic breast cancer, occurs when the disease spreads from the breast to elsewhere in the body. Some patients will have their first diagnosis of breast cancer only to discover that it has spread and is in fact metastatic breast cancer. Many women who are diagnosed with secondary cancer have had breast cancer at a previous time. Secondary cancer is caused by cancerous cells breaking away from their first place of infection to travel via the bloodstream to other parts of the body. Obviously metastatic breast cancer is serious and harder to fight because the disease is not confined simply to the breast.
When metastatic cancer develops, the most likely places it will spread to are the liver, lungs, bones and the brain. But because this type of cancer spreads, it does not mean it will necessarily spread to most or all of these places.
Because every woman is unique, those who develop metastatic breast cancer will have their own set of symptoms. These are determined by the location of the secondary cancer. If in the bones, the symptoms will usually mean aches and pains in the bones and particularly so when moving. It can also be difficult to sleep.
Epidemiology
The pain in cancer patients is usually multifactorial, may arise from the process itself, treatment side effects or both. For these reasons the approach and management of this symptom should be multidisciplinary. Pain syndrome occurs either by local proliferation or tumor invasion of a metastatic tumor from a distance. With metastatic bone pain often reflects the presence of a tumor in breast, thyroid, prostate, kidney, lung or adrenal.
Physiology of bone pain
Bone pain is associated with tissue destruction by osteoclast cells. Normally, osteoclastic bone resorption are in balance with bone formation mediated by osteoblasts. In neoplastic osteolytic activity is increased and there are substances such as cytokines, local growth factors, peptides similar to parathyroid hormone and prostaglandins. Autacoids are also released other owners as potassium ions, bradykinin and osteoclast activating factors. These tissue substances play an important role in sensitizing the neural tissue against chemical and thermal stimuli, lower thresholds for discharge of the neuronal membrane, produce exaggerated responses to stimuli above the threshold and result in discharges of tonic impulses normally silent nociceptors. This phenomenon is called peripheral sensitization and primary hyperalgesia and is understood as events occurring within the ranks of the injured tissue and stimulate peripheral nociceptors (C fibers and A delta fibers) translating pain. In bone tissue of the sensory receptors are located primarily in the periosteum, whereas the bone marrow and bone cortex are insensitive. This phenomenon of peripheral sensitization results in abnormal sensitivity to pressure surrounding skin (allodynia and hyperalgesia), pain in muscles, tendons, joints and deep tissues in contact with bone. This is limited to ensure that the peripheral ends have a greater capacity for alarm response to injury.
The constant presence of harmful process, stimulating nociceptive receptors gives the introduction of a subacute pain that tends to be chronic with the growth of bone metastases. These stimuli lead to another prevalent phenomenon called central sensitization important which includes abnormal amplification of incoming sensory signals to the central nervous system, particularly the spinal cord. The phenomenon occurs because of the persistent input stimulus through the fibers C. This spinal cord triggers a temporary increase in the power of silent synaptic terminals. In this process plays an important role of glutamate receptor N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). The resulting amplification of the signal generated in the postsynaptic neuron sends a message to the brain which is interpreted as pain. In short central sensitization amplifies the sensory effects of both peripheral nociceptive inputs (C fibers of pain) and non-nociceptive fibers (A of touch).
In practice the two phenomena come together in the genesis of metastatic bone pain and peripheral sensitization occurs acutely metastatic lesions to appear nociceptors and translate the information conveyed through the afferent myelinated A-delta or unmyelinated C fibers to the spinal cord where the information is modulated by various systems. With the set up process subacute begins the process of central sensitization which sensory synapses begin to activate silent. And there is a state of increased central perception. By becoming chronic pain phenomenon becomes even more complex because all that is in contact with the area of injury becomes a powerful generator of pain. The touch, muscle movement or joint pain result, manifesting the phenomena of allodynia and hyperalgesia much more marked.
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"Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true."
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
BREAST CANCER TABLEAU
Healing Botanicals Chair
Hybridized boudoir stool and footrest upholstered with soft vinyl and custom designed/printed fabric
Examination Brassiere
Hand-made lingerie
Inspection Wallpaper
Digital print
Yellow Estrogen Cloud Privacy Screen
Custom designed/printed fabric and steel frame
Mnemosyne’s Daughters
Slide show, projector, slide transparencies and carousel
Pinking
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: Slash & Burn, Pink Stuff Sold Here, Informed, Pinkwashing: Capitalism or Support?
Breast cancer treatment can be re-understood through an ornate and feminine dressing table stool; a chair both sensual and clinical. Celebrating the vulnerable beauty and sexuality of the breast cancer patient, an unusual, ‘inside-out’ bra hangs from an adjacent IV stand. The photographic image decorating this intimate apparel reveals the anatomical structure of the lobes and ducts of the breast.
The upholstered fabric pattern on the chair is a botanical print with a difference. Cancer cells inhabit the amorphous pink shapes, and are connected by a trail of human chromosome 17, where the BRCA1 gene (the inheritable breast cancer gene) is located. Small molecules represent the chemotherapy drug Taxol that is derived from the pacific yew tree and other plant compounds. In the center of this network is a large Taxol molecule with pacific yew berries attached (rather than atoms). The flower "bouquet" is composed of pacific yew branches and flax flowers. The lignans in flax are being studied as a breast cancer preventative.
Swirling across a wallpaper print pattern, art historical images of objectified and idealized female bodies are juxtaposed with contemporary illustrations from breast self-examination guides. Elaborate scrollwork is composed of the stickers radiology technicians use to mark the location of scars and nipples during mammography screenings.
A luscious blend of estrogen molecules, mastectomy and lumpectomy altered breasts, Fosteronia refracta (a plant scientists are exploring as a source of a powerful new cancer medication), blank breasts bearing targets (a reference to radiation therapy) and background cancer cells fill the fabric of the privacy screen. Behind the screen is the less addressed side of the story: a slide show of well-known, accomplished women who did not survive breast cancer.
Our culture often ‘blames’ or marginalizes terminal patients for ‘not fighting hard enough.’ Negative outcomes, however, have much more to do with medical factors. Despite increases in survival rates for women with early-stage, less aggressive breast cancers, there has been little improvement in the mortality rates for more severe forms of the disease. In the words of feminist writer Barbara Ehrenrich: “I didn’t battle the disease more bravely—I’m lucky.”
THE ZODIAC. Cáncer.
Fotografía y edición: Patygelduck
Modelo: Carol Rodríguez
Maquillaje y peluquería: María Rishmawi & Juan Carlos Herrera
Body: Jennifer Mars
Asistente de fotografía: CheeseThief
I'm working w/ the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) over the next year to help document and share their amazing stories of cutting-edge cancer research and treatment. I'm going to be photographing events, building a photo archives, creating patient and; doctor stories and other creative storytelling projects that arise. This weekend I attended the Swim Across America and The Pink Boat Regatta. I'll be back down next month to photograph the #PurpleStride marathon and a bunch of other cool community initiatives.
(If you'd like to use any of these photos for ANYTHING pls contact Kris Krüg first kk@kriskrug.com 778. 898. 3076)
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists of Fred Hutch, Seattle Children's, and UW Medicine. #SeattleCCA
Swim Across America fills a void by providing vital seed funding to world-renowned hospitals that are investigating and conducting new clinical trials that lead to treatments and cures to defeat cancer. We host benefit swims as an opportunity to raise much needed money for our hospital partners conducting lifesaving research and clinical trials.
A clump of prostate cancer cells-The blue-green cells are growing, whereas the pink ones are dying by programmed cell death (apoptosis).
Image Source: The Guardian.
WORLD CANCER DAY – Debunk the Myths
The panel was moderated by Ms Julie Torode, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), whose organization is responsible for World Cancer Day.
The distinguished panellists were:
HE Ms Ana Teresa Dengo, Ambassador to Austria and the Resident Representative of the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the IAEA
Dr Hania Morsi Fadl, Founder and Chairman of the Khartoum Breast Cancer Centre, Sudan
Professor Ian Olver, Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Council Australia
Dr James F Cleary, Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, United States of America
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Model: JVO, diagnosed with breast and liver cancer
Styling: Photographer, MUA Janise Crow
Lighting: Profoto 600R with 3x4 Softbox camera left, Profoto 600R with Creative Lighting softbox 30x120RF camera right, Profoto Acute B with gridded barn door hair light.
Take time to remember those lives touched by cancer. I included 3 ribbons. I am including the teal ribbon to honor women with cervical, ovarian and or uterine cancers, and to take time to remember those loved ones lost. The purple reminds me of cancer in general and honoring survivors and those touched by cancer. Celebrate, Remember and Fight back against cancer so we can celebrate more birthdays. The pink ribbon is for breast cancer. On the teal ribbon I included the word "hope" and the pink ribbon "Cure".
LOS ANGELES - In today's 13th annual LAFD Merit Scholar Awards Ceremony, the academic excellence and demonstrated leadership of college-bound students was honored.
The Merit Scholar Awards are cash grants, made possible through the Jean Perkins Foundation, of up to $30,000 ($7,500 per year while the student continues to be enrolled and making normal progress toward a college degree). To be eligible, a student must be the child or stepchild of an active or fallen LAFD sworn employee. The eligible student must be a high school senior or college freshman, who will be enrolled in the fall as a full-time student in an accredited college or university. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit. The single most important factor is academic achievement, but the all-civilian Selection Committee considered other relevant criteria, including personal character and extracurricular accomplishments.
This year’s awardees were students who demonstrated excellence in academic studies, good character, high moral standards, leadership, distinction in extra-curricular activities, personal accomplishments and a potential for future success. The LAFD Merit Scholarship Fund Board of Directors had the difficult task of selecting the top candidates from an extremely competitive pool.
The 2019 LAFD Merit Scholar Award Recipients are Kristen Grant and Leanne Grant, daughters of Engineer Daniel Grant; Madeline Marciano, daughter of Engineer Jeffrey Marciano; and Brittney Souter, daughter of Batallion Chief Rodd Souter (all bio's provided below).
This year’s Runner-Up Award winners are to be congratulated for their outstanding merits. Each received a one time grant of $5,000.
The winner of this year’s “Best Essay” award of $5,000, generously sponsored by the LAFD Foundation, is Spencer Moore. This award was $2,500 in the past and doubled this year.
The Community Service Award was presented to Nathan Miller, who received $2,500.
We would like to thank Mr. James Carroll III and Mr. Joe Connolly, Executive Board Members of the Jean Perkins Foundation and the LAFD Merit Scholarship Fund’s Board of Directors, Dick Barrett, John Anglin, G. Louis Graziadio III, Vicky Leck, Tom Mizo, Robert Nicholas and Molly Taylor for their dedication and support of our members and their children. We are also grateful to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation for their sponsorship of the “Best Essay” award and to the LAFD Sertoma Club, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, LAFD Historical Society and the Los Angeles Firefighter’s Association and the Stentorians of City of Los Angeles who sponsored the awards reception.
The announcement for the 2020 competition should be posted early 2020 at www.lafd.org/scholarship.
2019 LAFD MERIT SCHOLAR AWARD RECIPIENT BIOGRAPHIES
KRISTEN GRANT is a graduating senior from Capistrano Valley High School, and the daughter of Engineer Daniel Grant, assigned to Fire Station 49 (26 years LAFD). She will be attending San Diego State University majoring in Biology. Kristen is a volunteer at the Jessie Rees Foundations, NEGU(Never Ever Give Up) Program. NEGU’s goal is to help every kid fighting cancer to Never Ever Give Up, by assembling “Joy Jars.” Joy Jars was a concept of 12 year old Jessie Rees. While going through her battle with brain cancer, Jessie’s focus was on helping other kids with cancer by providing them with jars stuffed with toys and activities. Kristen also volun-teered with the Art 4 Healing Club and Capo Helps at special edu-cation classrooms and senior centers leading art projects to help teach interaction and expressing emotion. Kristen and her sister Leanne started their own Etsy business called KiLe Supplies where they sell charms and jewelry supplies. She has learned valuable lessons in marketing, selling and purchasing. Kristen was a mem-ber of the Capistrano Valley High School’s award-winning Color Guard participating in school events and competitions from 2015 - 2017. She enjoys going to the beach and hiking. Kristen’s awards include Superintendent/Principals Honor Roll for receiving the highest honor roll in the Capistrano Unified School District from 2016 - 2019. Kristen graduates with a 4.5 GPA.
LEANNE GRANT is a graduating senior from Capistrano Valley High School, (CVHS) and also the daughter of Engineer Daniel Grant, assigned to Fire Station 49 (26 years LAFD). Leanne has been a volunteer for nearly two years with the Jessie Rees Foundation’s Never Ever Give Up (NEGU) organization. The JoyJars assembled by volunteers provides support to kids with cancer and their siblings. JoyJars and NEGU are recognized symbols of hope and love over 29 countries. Leanne also volunteers with Arts 4 Healing, supporting emotional healing for injured veterans, ill children, abused women, and military families through art and the language of color as a way to communicate feelings words can't express. Leanne has been volunteering for Arts 4 Hope since 2015. Leanne is a member of Link Crew, mentoring incoming freshmen. Helping them get comfortable with the school, monthly activities, orientation and communication with upper classman. During her freshman and sophomore years, Leanne played high school soccer and track and field 4 X 1 relay, 100 m, and 200 m. Leanne spends her downtime working on her Etsy business which she co-owns with her sister and enjoys hiking, playing with her two dogs and playing soccer with friends. Leanne’s awards include AP Scholar with Honors 2017 - 2019, and the Superintendent/Principal’s Honor Roll 2016 - 2019. Leanne graduates with a 4.6 GPA.
MADELINE MARCIANO is a graduating senior from Royal High School, (RHS) and is the daughter of Engineer Jeffrey Marciano, assigned to Fire Station 93 (15 years LAFD). She will be attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo majoring in Communications and minoring in Business. Madeline’s volunteer services includes coaching youth cross country and track and assisting athletes run courses and providing motivation. Madeline is a member of the Student Leadership Team at Simi Community Church. She volunteers numerous hours teaching kids, organizing community events and fundraisers for programs such as junior high kids camp. Madeline is the RHS Senior Class President. She leads meetings and coordinates school activities and events. She is the voice of the senior class as well as a champion for all students as they create initiatives and school projects. Her communication and leadership skills helped her motivate her fellow classmates and ramped up school spirit and class projects. She has performed in RHS Concert Band playing the French Horn and this year had a leading role in the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” Madeline is a Link Crew Leader, helping incoming freshman acclimate to high school life. Madeline has competed in Varsity Cross Country, (MVP 2015), 2016, 2017, Varsity Distance Track 2015, 2016 and Varsity Lacrosse 2017, 2018. Madeline received the Ronald Reagan Citizen Scholars Institute Diploma Seal this year. Madeline’s other awards include Scholar Athlete MVP 2015-2017, All League Athlete Cross Country 2015-2017, and National Honor Society 2017-2019. Madeline graduates with a 4.5 GPA.
BRITTNEY SOUTER is a senior at the Academy for Academic Excellence (AAE) and is the daughter of Battalion Chief Rodd Souter, assigned to Battalion 11 B (31 years LAFD). Britney will be attending Boise State University majoring in Elementary Education. Brittney has participated in track and field, tennis, cheerleading, Student Ambassadors, Senior Leadership Team and the Associated Student Body (ASB). She has been a member of ASB for 4 years. As the ASB Vice-President this year, Brittney oversees all clubs on campus, keeping diligent records and ensures that all parties involved in any club making decision have the proper information and
documentation needed for success. She has led her peers on countless occasions, planning school wide events, running meetings with the entire ASB class, communicating with her peers and AAE teachers. Being the ASB Vice-President has inspired Brittney to obtain a higher education and eventually become a teacher. Her desire is to become a leader for the kids in her class and be an example for them to follow. Since elementary school Brittney has strived and worked hard for high academics and sought out volunteer opportunities. Her top priority has been to help others and be an example for those around her. Britney has been dancing competitively for 15 years and served as a teachers assistant for two years at “A Dancer’s Pointe Performing Arts Center.” She has volunteered at her church since 2105 and participated in missions to Mexico. Brittney’s academic awards include Principal’s Honor Roll 2015 -2019, National Honor Society 2015-2019, Scholar Athlete 2015-2019. Britney graduates with a 4.1 GPA.LAFD Event-061119
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