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Comprehensive Cancer CareSimplifed.

2012Featuring the 20102011

ELMC Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Report


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President and CEO

Exempla Lutheran Medical Center

Cancer RegistryTo sto cnc, w nd to ndstnd whch ttmnts wok st o ch t o cnc.

Th Colorado Central Cancer Registry nd th National Cancer Database v

motnt toos tht th Exempla Lutheran Cancer Registry ss to tck tnt otcoms,

nd to ns w choosng o st cos o ttmnt.

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sd on t thosnds o cnc css om coss th cont. Ths nonmosdtss ow s nd oth cgvs to osv ttmnt mthods nd tck svv

ts, wthot comomsng tnt vc. Wh w sh nomton ot o hth,

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s ondd on th tst sch v.

Fo mo nomton, c th Cnc rgst t 303-425-2291.

Tumor Board and Patient Conferencesi two hds tt thn on, mgn th ow o n nt tm o to cnc

doctos nd nss nstomng ws to tt tt o nss. Thts wht hns

v wk whn hscns nd hth ossons om th Comhnsv Cnc

Cnt t lthn mt t th Tumor Board Conferences.

incootd nto th gn Tmo bod s Lung and GI conference.

Ths wk mtngs ow o tm to snt nd n ot ndvd nonmos

cnc css, cnt ttmnts, cnc t vt, tnt otcoms, csmngmnt sttgs nd oth tocs. Hth ossons go ond th nss

to tk nto ccont th who tnt n nsng th most ot ttmnt n

s ndtkn.

in 2010, 147 patient cases om exm lthn Mdc Cnt w sntd nd

vwd t Tmo bod Conncs. W w contn ths cooton to ovd o

th hghst qt c oss wh otctng o vc.

Th wk Breast Cancer Conference s wh tnts who hv hd st cnc

dgnoss o st cnc sg t exm lthn Mdc Cnt dng th vos

wk sntd o dscsson o cnt ttmnts, cnc t vt, tnt

otcoms, nd cs mngmnt.

in 2010, 540 breast cancer patients w sntd, wth 220 o thos css sntd

t st two tms.

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n ths conncs nss o ccss to th st n consttv svcs nd cstomzd

ttmnt n most ctv o ch ndvd.

Breast Conference host lnng Cnt v Thsd t 7:00 .m. To schd

cs, c th bst Connc Coodnto t 303-425-2541.

Tumor Board host lnng Cnt on th 1st nd 3d Fd o ch month

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DeCeMber 2011 February 2012

exm lthn Mdc Cnts rdton Oncoogdtmnt ovds c o gncoogc mgnncswth xtn m doth nd ntn doth;so known s chth o hgh dos dton(HDr). HDr s n motnt t o th ttmnt coso cvc nd ndomt cnc. Th ocd somd on n ottnt ss nd hs movd th

cnc o c ov th s.bchth cn sd to tt no tmos on conjncton wth xtn m dton, nd wth owthot chmoth. Th ttmnt cos s dndnton th tnts scc stgng.

Womn shod gn hvng sm 3 s tcomng sx ctv. Sttng t g 21, gdsso sx ctvt, womn shod hv sm ndvc xm v . at th g o 30, womn whohv hd th nom xms m gt scnd vtwo to th s. Th hmn om vs (HpV) tstshod don n conjncton wth sm.

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Cervical CancerAwareness Month

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at exm lthn Mdc Cnt mo thn30% o o o cncs dgnosd t n stg. e dscov nd ttmnt ocnc o t hs sd, movs otcoms.Som o th commndd cnc scnngsncd: st, cvc, cooct, skn, o,ostt nd tstc. Tk to o m c

hscn ot whch scnngs st oo nd whn o shod tstd sd ono hsto nd oth sk ctos. i o do nothv hscn, c s t 303-425-8391 ndw w h o nd on.

Genetic Counselingyo m cnc hsto s n motnt toon cnc vnton. Knowdg o o mhsto ows s to to commndtons ocnc scnngs ccodng to o sccnds nd ovds o wth sonzd c.addton, m hsto ows s todnt otnt hdt cncs. Gntctstng cn ovd motnt nomton toms nd s sd to dnt hdtcncs. Knowng tht th cnc n o ms hdt ows s to octv n thght gnst cnc nd cstomz cncsvnc o vnton n to dc thchnc o dvong cnc. To n mo,contct o gntc conso t 303-425-8191.

Clinical Trialsactv sch hs ovn vt n th ghtgnst cnc. as tcnt n th CoodoCnc rsch pogm, w o dctccss to cttng-dg sch, ncdngtcton n cnc ts. Cnc tshv th otnt to h tcnts, odvncmnts n ttmnt, d to thdscov o mo ctv mdcns ndmov stndds o c. at exm lthn,w cnt hv ov 60 cnc ttmntts. in 2010, 32 tnts w nod ncnc ts nd 70 ddton tnts wscnd. in ddton, w scnng st cnc tnts nd ng cnc tntso v ts. To n mo, contct ocnc ts ns t 303-403-3727.

Remember, todays cancer treatments wereyesterdays clinical trials.

National Cancer Prevention Month

JaNuary 2012 MarCH 2012

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n Coonosco v 10 s (d)

n Do-contst m nm v vs

n Comtd Tomoghc Coonogh vv s

n Fc Occt bood Tst (FObT) o FiT tstnn o stoo DNa tst wth fxsgmodosco v v s

Fo sons wth ncsd sk ctos, scnngshod don o mo o tn dndngon th sk. yo shod chck wth o mc ovd o thos gdns.

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n Hsto o nfmmto ow dss,dnoms o cooct cnc

n Stong m hsto o gntc dsoston

Fast FactOn ot o v 20 mn nd womn w dgnosd wth cnc o th coon nd ctmdng th tm.

GI Disease Site Teamat lthn, ddctd mt-dscn tmwoks wth tnts nd ms to ct comotng nd hng nvonmnt whchosts th dcton, dgnoss, nd dssttmnt. Ns nvgtos, hscns ndsot st ctc o n thtnts ogsson om dgnoss thoghsvvosh wth cooct cnc. To contctth Gi Ns Nvgto, c 303-403-3611.

O ogm os th tst n tchnoogv n th ttmnt o Gi cnc. Whv endoscoc utsonogh (euS), whchs stt-o-th-t mgng nd dgnostc too.euS s sd n th st st o vton ottmnt o dgstv sstm cncs, tmosnd dsods nvovng ncs, dct,gdd, sohgs, stomch, dodnm,coon o ctm.

in 2010, th Gi css vwd elMC ondth coon s th nm on st o cnc.Coon oowd ncs, ctm, stomchnd sohgs ng th to v Gi sts.

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

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Tk wth o docto ot cnc scnngstht ot o o. lstd ow som sttgs o mght wnt to consd o

movng o hth.

Tobacco Cessationrsch hs ond stong nk twntocco s nd mn cncs. yo cn qttocco nd gt dc o sk odvong cnc nd oth sos dsss.

Oral Health Check: und ght ght s mo to chck o gms, nsds o o ss w s nd o tong, nd oo o omoth. look o n dk s o ght s.Chck ond o nck nd chn o nms o so s. S dntst on otnschd nd ot n nom ndngs to

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Improve Your Dietetng hth dt m dc o sk odvong cnc nd oth sos nsss.a hth dt ncds ts nd vgts,who gns, t- o ow-t mk odcts,n mts, sh, ns, ggs, nd nts nd sso ow n st nd ddd sgs.

Increase Your Activity:phsc ctvt s ssoctd wth dcd sko coon, st, nd oth cncs. incsngo hsc ctvt m h dc o sko dvong ths cncs. K o wghtnd conto.

ImmunizationsGt mmnzd. Som cncs ssoctd wthv nctons, sch s htts b, cn vntd.

ScreeningGt scnd. Mn tsts v to mnnd womn tht cn dtct cnc n ts ,c stg.

a s so oncoog nss month. W wcknowdg o wond nss who dvxcnt c o o oncoog tnts ndms thoghot th jon wth cnc.

Cancer Control MonthOncology Nurses Month

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National Cancer Control Month

Bridges IntegrativeHealth & Wellness ServicesSv stds hv shown tht 83% o cnc tntshv sd t st on commnt o tntvth dng th cnc ttmnt.

bdgs svcs ocss on th tnt s who son dgng convnton mdc ttmnts wth vt och hng tdtons to nhnc o hth nd w-ng.

Services include:nacnctnChoctcnConsngnHng tochnHostc sg thnintgtv Hth Ns ConsttonnMssgnNtton Consttonnpsctv excsnT Ch, yog, nd Mndnss-bsd Stss rdcton

To schd n ontmnt c 303-425-2262.


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n Skn cnc s on o th most commonts o cnc, wth ov on mon odgnosd ch !

n Skn cnc nd mnom ccont oot 50% o ts o cncs dgnosdcomnd.

n Skn cnc s on o th most vnt

ts o cnc.n Mo thn 90% o skn cnc s csd

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n Mnom Mond s th st Mond oM nd th kck-o o M Mnom/Skn Cnc Month. Ths s so known sNton Skn S-exmnton D. po ncogd to xmn th skn o skncnc. e dtcton s th k. Th abCD,es o chckng o mnom ncd:

A: Asymmetry Th mo s not comtvn n nc.

B: Border Th mgns shod vn nd

smooth, wthot g o ojctng dgs.C: Circumference Th mo shod ncnd ond, wthot jggd o sh dgs

D: Diameter Th sz o mo shod not mo thn 6mm msd coss th mo. Thss th stndd sz o nc s.

E: Evolving (changes) an chngsov tm n sz, sh, smtoms (tchng,tndnss), sc (dng, scng,nfmmton), nd shds o coo.

ech month, xmn o skn to comm wth th octon, sz, nd coo omos, cks, nd oth mks. an noms shod otd to o hscn.ask o hscn to do skn chck s to o nn hsc.

in th Skn Hth poton Std, schs

ond tht thos sng tnnng ds otn wth tms mo k to dvo mnomthn son who nv tnnd ndoos.

ech elMC hods skn cncscnng n th sng. Chck wth answln t 303-689-4595 o dt o thsnn vnt.

Skin Cancer/Melanoma Awareness Month

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Leaves of Hope and National Cancer SurvivorsDay Were A Great Success Last YearThs nn vnt mt ts go wth ov500 nns nd wks, 31% ncsn tcton om 2010.

rc tcnts, 225 gstd cncsvvos, th ms nd ov 100 vontsnjod d o n, tnss, mmncnd cton. O dst cton

gos ot to o coot sonsos nd thexm lthn Mdc Cnt Fondtonbod o Dctos. b tctng, dontngo vontng th tm o lvs o Hond Nton Cnc Svvos D, th hvmd stng mct on o tnts nd thcommnt.

Wtch o nws ot o lvs o Ho ths nd o Nton Cnc Svvos DCton, d to ct th gt o wth ms, nds, nd oncoog st, onSnd, Jn 3. W ho o cn jon s oths gt d!

Support GroupsW o mn sot gos to dct ndh o co wth dgnoss, nss, ttmntnd moton sss so o cn nd ho ndcontn th hng ocss.

nGeneral Cancer Support Groups hd otnts wth n t o cnc s w sth ms nd nds.

nCircle of Support ngs togth cgvso th chonc o sos .

nSurvivors Knitting Circle s n sotgo o non ctd cnc. a skvs wcom.

nSTaRS (Shng, Tochng, nd rchngSvvos o bst Cnc) s sot go

o st cnc svvos. Th NwDgnosd Go s o tnts n th sttwo s o dgnoss nd ttmnt. Thongong STrS go sots thos who mo thn two s ot om dgnoss.

nLook GoodFeel Better s n, ntctvssson o womn ndgong cnc ttmnt.

Hd n conjncton wth th amcn CncSoct, ths woksho ncds 12-stmk gd, skn nd n c, nddmonsttons on how to s wgs, scvs,nd ccssos to ook o st whtvng o th to hth. Ths css s hdmonth nd ontmnts qd. Co th 2012 schd nd sv o c.

nLymphedema Education Class mts montho dcton nd smtom mngmnt.

nGrief Support os s c o thoswho xnc th oss o ovd on tosh ngs nd s ncdng scogm o gvng chdn.

nSurvivorship program:W v n

ocsng on th tnt n hss o thjon om dgnoss to ttmnt to svvosh thoghot .

nUnleash Your Strength Breast CancerSurvivorship ogm w h womn nd nw nc nd otook thogh dscovo son s. b tzng sh ngtchnqs wth hth nd wnss, stssmngmnt nd stt, n ovmovd hth stts s chvd. Monthmtngs hd.

a stng o exm lthn sot gos,s w s contct nomton nd mtng tms,s v on o wst t www.xm.og

(sch o Cnc Sot Gos).

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Cochran Award

lthns Comhnsv Noscnc pogm nd thrdton Oncoog dtmnt tmng to hwth th ttmnt o n mgnncs, sng bnl Stotctc rdosg (SrS) qmnt.

SrS s t o dton th tht tts vosknds o n tmos nd n nomts. Ths s non-nvsv ocd. No ncsons ncss.

Stotctc rdosg woks dvng svms o dton tht cs tgtd to scc o th n.

Th SrS dton dos s concnttd, ncsdmont. Th ttmnt cos conssts o on to vttmnts.

Th tnt s mmozd sng msk to ns xctostonng. ech msk s cstomzd to th tnt o tottmnt. Ths cstomzd msk s sd o ch ttmntto v cct odct dng ch ssson.

Th Cochn awd s th vng gc o John nd los Cochn, oth o whom ssd w onth exm lthn Mdc Cnt oncoog nt. in cognton o th xcnt c th ntscvd t exm lthn Mdc Cnt, th Cochn m ovds n nn dctonschosh to n exm lthn Mdc Cnt oncoog tm mm, nomntd th so ovdng xm c.

Ths mkd th 22nd th Cochn m hs n gvng ck to lthn oncoogtm mms. as sc thnk o to th Cochn m o th gnost, exm lthnMdc Cnt cd gzng gos n th inson C Cnt Gdn, vt otdooto o tnts to njo wth th ms wh cvng ttmnt.

Congttons to Sh Fost, rN, o cvng th 2011 Cochn awd.

auGuST 2012

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Palliative Care

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ptv C sots o n th hostnd hom whn th hv -mtng nsstht qs ntnsv ttmnt o th dntscts o n.

Mn o o tnts n th ptv CSvc skng ctv ctv mss oth dsss.

Palliative Care Services include:

n H wth dcson-mkng td to gos-o-c nd ttmnt otons

n emoton, st, soc nd schoogcsot

n pn nd smtom mngmnt

n rN, MD nd soc wok sot t hom o

n th tnts c ctFo mo nomton, c 303-403-7281.

Spiritual Care

St C Svcs t elMC os cnctnts nd th ms comssontsnc hng thm to dscov th nnnd ot socs ncss to d wth thchngs th cng.

as chns, w ncog tnts to connctwth wht s most motnt nd mnng tothm s w to ccss ho, cog, ndstngth n tms o nd oss. W ovdtnts wth comssont nvonmnt nwhch th cn xo otnt socs ost sstnnc nd sot. W st wththm s th sk th d qstons nd nsom css, c th nxts ond dthnd vng th ovd ons hnd. Sm,w wok wth th ms who schng ows to com to tms wth ntcto gov th oss o ovd m mm.

O exm Hthc chns nd

cgvs ovd vt o socso tnts, ms nd st.

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