The Wellness Community Announces June Programs

OCEAN COUNTY - The mission of The Wellness Community is to help people affected by cancer, enhance their health and well-being through participation in professional programs of emotional support, education and hope.

Their mission is to serve Monmouth and Ocean county residents affected by cancer, including people with cancer, their family members, caregivers and friends.

All programs are offered free of charge to people who are/have been affected by cancer. To register, call 732-578-9200. All programs are held at The Wellness Community, 613 Hope Road, Eatontown.

June 17 - NIA: Expressive Movement at 10 a.m.; Newcomers Orientation , 5:30 p.m.; Breast Cancer Networking Group, 7 to 9 p.m.

June 18 - Yoga at 11 a.m.; Qi Gong for Good Health at 1 p.m.; Weekly Participant Group from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

June 19 - Cinema Wellness "Whale Rider" Movie, Pizza and Discussion from 11a.m. to 1 p.m.

June 20 - Kids/Teens/Parents Connect (registration required) from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Empowerment Drumming at noon.

June 22 - Yoga at 11 a.m.; Gentle Exercise at noon; Relaxation and Guided Imagery from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

June 23 - Paint and Play from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Advanced Breast Cancer Networking Group from 1:30 to 3 p.m.; Soaring Crane Qi Gong at 6 p.m.; Chair Yoga at 6 p.m.; Yoga at 7 p.m.

Benefit for Renee Wiercinski Fund

Event: “Benefit for Renee Wiercinski Fund” This is a cancer fundraiser for Rene (YECKLEY)Wiercinski and her family to help cover her medical expenses while fighting cancer.

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: The Beach Bar at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ

Entertainment: Live music

Activities/Prizes: Auction and door prizes. One door prize of a weekend stay in a 6 million dollar beach front house in Ocean City, NJ

Tickets: $20.00 donation per ticket which includes FOOD & BEER. Please purchase ticket in advance by mailing your donation to 180 Riptide Ave. Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050 payable to "Benefit for Renee Wiercinski Fund"

If you cannot attend: Please consider giving a generous donation by mailing your donation to 180 Riptide Ave. Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050 payable to "Benefit for Renee Wiercinski Fund"

Recruiting for 3 Volunteer Leadership Positions

LIVESTRONG Army Ocean County is in the process of creating our core/base team that will work as a committee to help create or short and long term "PLAN of ACTION" for 2009 and beyond. During the next few weeks/months we will be recruiting for three leadership positions for our local army.

Please review the below volunteer leadership positions and contact livestrongarmyocnj@comcast.net if you are interested in any of them. We will create more over time so please remember to check back.

Recruitment Leader: A recruitment leader is the lead in getting new people involved with LIVESTRONG Army Ocean County. This could include coaching group members on how to ask others to get involved, assuring local members have the materials or sign-up forms needed to recruit others and monitoring and celebrating the addition of new local members. The person will also define ways to improve our recruitment process and create relationships with other local armies to try and improve ours and their process. Requirement: Person must have passion to help us fight cancer and grow the army.

Events Leader: An events leader is the point person on identifying community events taking place in the area in which the group could participate and arranging for event logistics, such as securing materials, volunteers and registration forms. The position could also be responsible for organizing local LIVESTRONG actions, such as a Wear Yellow Day in the community. The person would work closely with the other leaders to arrange the events. Requirement: Person must have passion to help us fight cancer. Person to have experience in event planning, fundraising or other type of events.

Communications Leader: A communications leader is responsible for developing and sending communications, such as an email newsletter or regular updates, to all group members. A newsletter and other updates could include information about upcoming meetings and activities, feature local members and successes and highlight news from the LAF. The communications captain also could monitor the local press and submit articles to the local newspaper or community newsletter or coordinate letters to the editor on behalf of the local LIVESTRONG Leader. Requirement: Person must have passion to help us fight cancer. Person to have work experience in Marketing or Communications.

LIVESTRONG!

Brian

Video that features cancer survivors on staff at the LAF talking about their own cancer experiences

NCI Cancer Bulletin June 2, 2009

http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin

Lung Cancer Screening Leads to High Rates of False Positives Study finds that use of computed tomography led to high rates of follow-up testing
Combo Treatment Boosts Survival in Biliary Tract Cancers Gemcitabine plus cisplatin may be new standard of care for advanced disease
Breast Cancer Drug Helps Patients with Gastric Cancer Adding trastuzumab to chemotherapy modestly improved overall survival
HPV Status Can Predict Outcome in Oropharyngeal Cancer Determining HPV status helps predict treatment response and may become routine
Bevacizumab Does Not Prevent Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer The angiogenesis inhibitor delayed but did not prevent recurrence in a phase III trial
Drugs that Inhibit DNA Repair May Treat Advanced Breast Cancer Results from two phase II trials of PARP inhibitors show promise
Radiofrequency Ablation Effective Against Barrett Esophagus Using radio waves to heat and destroy abnormal cells may be an alternative to surgery
Exposure to PCBs In the Home May Increase Risk of Childhood Leukemia Researchers measured chemical levels in the home and examined risk of ALL

NCI Cancer Bulletin for May 19, 2009

Read the NCI Cancer Bulletin The latest issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin is now available at http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin.

Keep up to date on the latest research and advances in the prevention, treatment, and understanding of cancer.

News Read This Issue
- An Experimental Treatment Improves Survival for Patients with Neuroblastoma »
- Ginger Helps Reduce Nausea from Chemotherapy »
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Suitable for Staging Penile Carcinoma »
- Three Genes Help Breast Cancer Invade the Brain »
- DEAR1 Gene May Help Drive Early-onset Breast Cancer »
- Formaldehyde May Cause Some Blood Cancers, but Risk Drops over Time »

Commentary Read This Issue
- Guest Director's Update: Marking a Memorable Moment in AIDS Research »

In Depth Read This Issue
- Special Report: Decades Later, Seeing the Benefits of Radiation after Prostate Surgery »
- Spotlight: Comparative Effectiveness Research Stirs Excitement as Well as Debate »
- Featured Clinical Trial: Cetuximab and Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer »

Updates Read This Issue
- FDA Update »
- Notes »
- Cancer.gov Update »

Two great cancer fighting events

On June 14th in Spring Lake, NJ the Coastal Jersey Parrot Head Club will be hosting “Colors of Cancer” fundraiser at Doolans in Spring Lake, NJ to benefit - The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) - to raise much needed monies for all Cancers. Please visit their website for more information http://cjphc.org

The 2nd annual Run-Ride-Walk at New Jersey Motorsports Park, benefiting the Lance Armstrong and South Jersey Healthcare Foundations is scheduled for July 25th, 2009. Please visit their website for more information http://www.njmp.com/runridewalk/

I encourage you to check out these events and try to attend.

LIVESTRONG!

Event to aid sick Toms River man

TOMS RIVER: Team Tino will hold a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday May 3rd to help a community-oriented township man suffering from a rare form of cancer, organizers said.

The event, to help raise money for the family of Tino Modugno, will be held at Toms River High School South. Modugno, a Boy Scout leader, football coach and head usher for his church, suffers from esthesioneuroblastoma.

The event will include entertainment, food and vendor tables. All donations can be sent to Paula Vincent, 1145 Sylvan Drive, Toms River, NJ 08753.

Economic Conditions & Cancer

The current economic conditions have directly affected everyone, but unfortunatley so has cancer. Cancer kills more people every year than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. That is a scary fact. Please consider making a donation to help Team Down One reach our goal of $30,000.

Got $10, $15, $20 or more...any amount is a good amount to donate. Also do not be shy to send this information to your family and friends. We need more people to help us fight cancer by donating at http://teamdownone.com

Thank you!

LIVESTRONG!

Apply to attend the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

A message from the Lance Armstrong foundation:

We need your help to find extraordinary cancer leaders and social entrepreneurs from around the world to make a commitment (http://www.livestrong.org/global) to fight cancer and apply to attend the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit.

What kind of person are we looking for?

- Someone who has already had a major impact but is now ready to take their efforts to the next level
- Someone with a clear plan to scale up their efforts to a regional, national or even international level
- Someone who would benefit from sharing experiences and making connections with other global cancer leaders

We're particularly interested in people who have launched major initiatives as social entrepreneurs, outside of large, established organizations.

If you are such a person, or know someone who is, we'd love to hear from you. Make a commitment to fight cancer and apply to attend the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland, on August 24-26, 2009.

Please spread the word and forward to other cancer leaders. Join us in the global fight against cancer.

http://www.livestrong.org/global

LIVESTRONG,
Lance Armstrong Foundation

Take Part in the Global Conversation about Cancer

A message from the LAF Grassroots team:

All of us have been affected by cancer in some way. That’s why we’re all part of this global movement to end this disease. In order to truly make an impact, we need to get people around the world talking. That’s why we’re asking YOU to take part in the global conversation about cancer.

In an unprecedented collaboration, the Campaign to Control Cancer, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the International Union Against Cancer have joined forces to issue a global call to action—the urgent need to Go Public. As publics organize and mobilize like never before, the time is right to create a new social climate about cancer control—one that engages the public in support of a new global response to cancer.

Go Public: the first-ever Global Community Conversations on Cancer Control invites people everywhere to come together and take part in a groundbreaking series of informal yet crucial conversations about cancer and cancer control.

Starting February 4, 2009 (World Cancer Day), hundreds of conversations began to take place around the world between people whose lives have been touched by cancer in many different ways: oncologists, radiologists, nurses, researchers, patients, survivors, family members and many others. Held in boardrooms, living rooms, kitchens and community centers worldwide, these people-powered conversations, which anyone can host, will help shape the agenda of the Global Leadership Forum for Cancer Control (taking place in Ottawa, Canada, in September 2009). The Forum is dedicated to understanding and harnessing the power of public engagement in bringing about change for cancer control.

Learn more about this exciting opportunity and how you can have a community conversation on cancer.

LIVESTRONG

Global Commitment to Fight Cancer

Cancer; 28 million people are living with cancer and this year, 8 million will die from it. We are asking for commitments from NGO's, world leaders and individuals to make cancer a global priority.

March 24 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Bulletin

The NCI Cancer Bulletin is a biweekly online newsletter designed to provide useful, timely information about cancer research to the cancer community. The newsletter is published approximately 24 times per year by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), with day-to-day operational oversight conducted by federal and contract staff in the NCI Office of Communications and Education.

http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/032409

ARE YOU READY TO CHALLENGE CANCER?

ARE YOU READY TO CHALLENGE CANCER? Today the Lance Armstrong Foundation came out with a 50% discount for the 2009 LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly on August 23. The registration price is now only $25. You can Join the Fight. Take the Challenge. Register today or if you cannot participate please consider making a donation to help us reach our goal of raising $30,000 for the 2009 LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly at http://teamdownone.com/.

Between now and Saturday, March 21, recruit your family, friends, and coworkers to join you on Team Down One at this year’s LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly on August 23 for ONLY $25 when you enter PHILLY09 in the registration discount field. Don’t miss this great opportunity to become part of a record breaking event full of excitement and empowerment in the fight against cancer.

Our mission is to raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) supporting critical programs for cancer research, prevention, survivorship, clinical trials and one day a cure. We believe that we can be successful, raise funds and awareness while having FUN.

We are entering our 3rd year of participation in the LIVESTRONG Challenge in Philadelphia. The LIVESTRONG Challenge is the LAF’s signature fundraising event. The walk/run event is a 5K and there are bike events for 10, 20, 40, 70 or 90/100 miles. We have raised over $44,000 since February 2007 to benefit the LAF.

This year we will have several people participating in the 5K as walkers and runners as well as the 10, 20, 40 and 90 mile rides. Join us to make a difference!

LIVESTRONG!

What would you say to cancer, given the chance?

Foundation Spotlight: Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation

LIVESTRONG Army Ocean County New Jersey is proud to support the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation and their goal to ensure all men have the information they need about the disease, its symptoms and what to do about them so that more cases will be diagnosed early, and lives saved.

The Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of testicular cancer and the need for regular self-examination. Our goal is to increase early detection of testicular cancer. We seek to ensure that young men are aware of the disease and have the information they need to conduct regular self-examinations, recognize possible warning signs, and seek medical help without embarrassment or fear of stigmatization.

The Foundation was established in memory of Sean Kimerling, the Emmy Award-winning anchor of CW11 sports and pre-game announcer for the New York Mets. Sean died from testicular cancer on September 9, 2003. He was only 37.

Sean fought a brief, intense battle with cancer. He was unaware of his cancer until very late, when severe back pain (a frequent symptom of later-stage testicular cancer) finally sent him to the doctor. He was a young, healthy, vibrant man, intelligent and kind, and an extremely talented sportscaster, quickly rising to the pinnacle of his field. In the starkest sense, his life was cut short in its prime.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men between the ages of 15 and 40. It also has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers, with a survival rate over 95 percent, if detected and treated early. Too often, young men, like Sean, are not aware they have TC until it has spread throughout their body, greatly complicating treatment and their chances of survival.

The Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in New York City.

For more information or to make a donation, please contact us at: Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation29 Broadway, Suite 1412New York , NY 10006 (212) 986-0892, ext. 5 or visit http://www.seankimerling.org

The foundation has new and exciting programs available to help fight TC. Below are a few links.

http://www.seankimerling.org/downloads/pdfs/Kimerling_Brochure_final.pdf

http://www.seankimerling.org/pages/programs/programs_showercard.html

http://www.seankimerling.org/pages/programs/programs-materials.html

http://www.seankimerling.org/pages/programs/programs-resourcekit.html

President Obama's Speech

Loved it when President Obama stated the following last night.

"Already we have done more to advance the cause of health care reform in the last thirty days than we have in the last decade. When it was days old, this Congress passed a law to provide and protect health insurance for eleven million American children whose parents work full-time. Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology that will reduce errors, bring down costs, ensure privacy and save lives. It will launch a new effort to conquer a disease that has touched the life of nearly every American by seeking a cure for cancer in our time. And it makes the largest investment ever in preventive care, because that is one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control. "

LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit to be held in Dublin, Ireland in August

Press Release from the LAF

Lance Armstrong encourages world leaders, cancer organizations and advocates to commit to making cancer a global priority

San Diego, CA – February 22, 2009 - The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) announced today that the premiere LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit will take place Aug. 24-26, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland immediately following LAF founder and chairman, cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong's participation in the Tour of Ireland, Aug. 19-23. As the landmark event of the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign, the Summit will make the case for acting urgently to address the global cancer burden and introduce new commitments to cancer control by bringing together world leaders, corporations, non-governmental organizations and advocates in an unprecedented show of solidarity. The announcement comes on the final day of the Amgen Tour of California, where Armstrong was competing in his second race in his return to professional cycling and against the worldwide threat of cancer.

"Unless we act on a global level, cancer will be the leading cause of death by 2010," said Armstrong. "Our goal is to be the catalyst that brings everyone together to fight cancer—from survivors, like me, to world leaders and policymakers who must commit completely to the effort to avoid a public health catastrophe. The Summit provides an invaluable opportunity to stand up for the 28 million cancer survivors worldwide and to create a unified effort to control cancer through new commitments to action."

In a separate announcement in Dublin, Ireland's Minister for Health, Mary Harney said Ireland was very pleased to welcome the Summit to Dublin in August. "Cancer Control is a top priority for the Irish Government. The themes of the Summit fit well with our new national Cancer Control Strategy and anti-tobacco initiatives we have taken, such as the ban on smoking in the workplace. We wish the Summit and the Lance Armstrong Foundation every success and we will be happy to welcome all international delegates to Ireland."

Irish Cancer Society CEO John McCormack said, "We still have a lot to do in the fight against cancer. By 2020, it is estimated there will be more than 40,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Ireland. We can and must act to reduce the rate of preventable cancer and this summit gives us the opportunity to increase cancer awareness and take actions which will save lives."

Darach McQuaid, Project Director for the Tour of Ireland, said, "The global sports icon that is Lance Armstrong last raced in Ireland in the Tour of Ireland in 1992. This August 19-23 the Tour of Ireland could not be more proud than to have Lance Armstrong riding once again on Irish roads in the lead up to his Global Cancer Summit in Dublin. The massive, positive public reaction to his comeback to the sport in Australia in January and California in February indicate that by the time Lance arrives in Ireland next August, the interest levels will be at fever pitch. I am confident that we can provide Lance with a challenging course and via our global broadcast, promote his cancer message in over 140 television markets around the world."

Already, world leaders are indicating their intent to send high-level representation and make commitments. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and former U.S. President Bill Clinton are included in the early list of leaders expressing support. The LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign made immediate progress when it launched in Australia this January with several new commitments to cancer control from the Australian government and NGOs. In addition, conversations are ongoing with the Kingdom of Jordan to announce a substantial new commitment in that country. These commitments and others will be featured at the Summit in Dublin.

"I hope a decade from now we can look back on this campaign and see that there truly is a global cancer movement – one that has adequately funded cancer research, cut the death rate to zero and maximized the amount of prevention and education and advocacy that can be done," said Clinton. "And that it has helped people to live with and overcome cancer with the support they need."

The primary purpose of the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit is to bring together world leaders to secure commitments to make cancer a global priority. The secondary purpose is to build a global grassroots advocacy movement to influence global action in the fight against cancer. Participation in the Summit is by invitation only. LAF has outlined a commitment process that all world leaders and representatives from non-governmental organizations and corporations are required to complete to be eligible for invitation. For information about the commitment process, visit www.LIVESTRONG.org.

Following its success in Australia and California, the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign will head to Mexico in late February and then on to Europe for the Giro d'Italia (May 9-31), the Tour de France (July 4-26), the Tour of Ireland (Aug. 19-23) and the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Ireland (Aug. 24-26), as well as other locations to be announced soon. For more information on the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign, please visit www.LIVESTRONGblog.org.

About the Lance Armstrong Foundation
At the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we fight for the 28 million people around the world living with cancer today. There can be – and should be – life after cancer for more people. That's why we kick in at the moment of diagnosis, giving people the resources and support they need to fight cancer head-on. We find innovative ways to raise awareness, fund research and end the stigma about cancer that many survivors face. We connect people and communities to drive social change, and we call for state, national and world leaders to help fight this disease. Anyone anywhere can join our fight against cancer. Join us at www.LIVESTRONG.org.

Team Tyson

Tyson Manni is a 4 year old battling Lymphoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and is undergoing intensive treatment at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

March 1, 2009 Team Tyson will be holding a benefit luncheon and gift auction for Tyson Manni at Hemingways Café in Seaside Heights, NJ.

Check out http://www.teamtyson.org/ for more details!

Ocean County Mall Recruiting Table Pics