Orlando Business Journal
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 3:10pm EDT
Orlando Health launched a lung cancer screening pilot program June 1 targeted at smokers and ex-smokers.
The pilot program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center-Orlando’s Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center will focus on current and former smokers age 55 to 74, and will use low-dose radiation and CT scans to look for nodules
that don’t typically show up on X-rays. The hospital expects 20 percent of the people screened to need further testing and 2 percent to need treatment for lung cancer.
More than 18,000 people in Florida are expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011.
The cost of the test will be discounted from $1,500 to $375.
Read more: Orlando Health launches lung cancer screening program | Orlando Business Journal
Monday, June 6, 2011
New SmartState Endowed Chair to develop cancer drugs in S.C.
via lowcountrybizSC
Top scientist will be based at S.C. College of Pharmacy, help lead state’s Cancer Drug Discovery Center of Economic Excellence
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC - May 26, 2011 - One of the nation’s leading cancer drug researchers has moved his work to South Carolina thanks to the state’s SmartState Program (previously known as the CoEE Program).
Dr. Patrick Woster will be based at the S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP), where he will help lead the Center of Economic Excellence in Cancer Drug Discovery and become the SmartState Endowed Chair in Medicinal Chemistry. Woster is one of four endowed chairs supported by the Cancer Drug Discovery Center, a Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Center in which the University of South Carolina is a partner.
Read more.
Top scientist will be based at S.C. College of Pharmacy, help lead state’s Cancer Drug Discovery Center of Economic Excellence
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC - May 26, 2011 - One of the nation’s leading cancer drug researchers has moved his work to South Carolina thanks to the state’s SmartState Program (previously known as the CoEE Program).
Dr. Patrick Woster will be based at the S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP), where he will help lead the Center of Economic Excellence in Cancer Drug Discovery and become the SmartState Endowed Chair in Medicinal Chemistry. Woster is one of four endowed chairs supported by the Cancer Drug Discovery Center, a Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Center in which the University of South Carolina is a partner.
Read more.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Deputy deals with devastating cancer diagnosis
Fellow deputies holding benefit ride to help with medical bills
By NOELLE PHILLIPS - nophillips@thestate.com
For most of his life, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan has served his community.
He has been a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician. He has raised money for the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals and Muscular Dystrophy Association. He has helped families recover from fires that destroyed their homes.
Now, it’s time for Ryan to be on the receiving end of the help, as he battles advanced lung cancer.
Photo - TIM DOMINICK - tdominick@thestate.com
“It makes me feel good to do that kind of stuff,” Ryan said. “Being a recipient is difficult.”
To help Ryan with his medical bills, fellow deputies have organized Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer on June 4 at Lake Murray.
They also are wearing black and red bracelets to show support for him and his three daughters, ages 14-20.
Ryan has been a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for three years but is on short-term disability. He has health insurance, but the bills still pile up.
Sheriff Leon Lott said he hired Ryan because he knew a man with devotion to single-handedly raise three girls would make a good deputy.
“His heart is in the right place with what he wanted to do,” Lott said.
Monday, Ryan and his daughters agreed to talk with reporters, a tearful interview for the girls as they watched their father talk about his disease, his love for them and his fellow Richland County deputies.
“It’s been very emotional for me,” Ryan said. “I’m proud to be a part of this organization, and I’m honored they’re helping me like this.”
If you go -
Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer will be June 4 around Lake Murray.
The first vehicle will leave at 11 a.m. from Ray’s Place on Dutch Fork Road in Ballentine. The ride ends at 5 p.m. at the same location with a barbecue and silent auction. Motorcycles, convertibles and other automobiles are welcome to participate.
Registration is $25 per person and includes a T-shirt.
For more information or a registration form, email ryansryde@gmail.com.
Read the entire article here.
By NOELLE PHILLIPS - nophillips@thestate.com
For most of his life, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan has served his community.
He has been a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician. He has raised money for the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals and Muscular Dystrophy Association. He has helped families recover from fires that destroyed their homes.
Now, it’s time for Ryan to be on the receiving end of the help, as he battles advanced lung cancer.
“It makes me feel good to do that kind of stuff,” Ryan said. “Being a recipient is difficult.”
To help Ryan with his medical bills, fellow deputies have organized Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer on June 4 at Lake Murray.
They also are wearing black and red bracelets to show support for him and his three daughters, ages 14-20.
Ryan has been a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for three years but is on short-term disability. He has health insurance, but the bills still pile up.
Sheriff Leon Lott said he hired Ryan because he knew a man with devotion to single-handedly raise three girls would make a good deputy.
“His heart is in the right place with what he wanted to do,” Lott said.
Monday, Ryan and his daughters agreed to talk with reporters, a tearful interview for the girls as they watched their father talk about his disease, his love for them and his fellow Richland County deputies.
“It’s been very emotional for me,” Ryan said. “I’m proud to be a part of this organization, and I’m honored they’re helping me like this.”
If you go -
Ryan’s Ride: A Dam Ride for Cancer will be June 4 around Lake Murray.
The first vehicle will leave at 11 a.m. from Ray’s Place on Dutch Fork Road in Ballentine. The ride ends at 5 p.m. at the same location with a barbecue and silent auction. Motorcycles, convertibles and other automobiles are welcome to participate.
Registration is $25 per person and includes a T-shirt.
For more information or a registration form, email ryansryde@gmail.com.
Read the entire article here.
NASCAR legend Owens prepares for the homestretch
By MIKE HEMBREE
For the Herald-Journal
GoUpstate.com
It's a long way from the dusty leavings of what once was a country road — Reidville Road — in Spartanburg to the newly rarefied air of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
A certified pioneer of stock car racing. Winner of hundreds of races as a driver. A championship car builder and team owner. An innovator in racing safety.
Owens' racing story is interwoven with that of NASCAR — with the notable exception that his story predates NASCAR's.
Read more about NASCAR legend Cotton Owens' career and both he and his wife's battles with lung cancer.
For the Herald-Journal
GoUpstate.com
It's a long way from the dusty leavings of what once was a country road — Reidville Road — in Spartanburg to the newly rarefied air of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
A certified pioneer of stock car racing. Winner of hundreds of races as a driver. A championship car builder and team owner. An innovator in racing safety.
Owens' racing story is interwoven with that of NASCAR — with the notable exception that his story predates NASCAR's.
Read more about NASCAR legend Cotton Owens' career and both he and his wife's battles with lung cancer.
South Carolina High School senior awarded John Atkinson Lung cancer Foundation Scholarship after losing parent.
The John Atkins Lung Cancer Foundation is proud to announce their out-of-state scholarship recipients: Jovanna Davis of Florida, Christiana Allen-Pipkin of Michigan, Sandra Whaley of South Carolina and Sharmae Young of Missouri. Congratulations to all of you!
About the John Atkinson Lung Cancer Founation
The foundation is providing leadership by increasing awareness of lung cancer and advocating for increased funding for research. We are dedicated to erasing the stigma that lung cancer can only happen to smokers. The foundation was named for John Atkinson, a nonsmoking father of three and devoted husband, who died of lung cancer in June of 2009 at the age of 40. The foundation carries the torch that John lit in the battle to end lung cancer.
To increase awareness of lung cancer in order to prevent the disease, to erase the stigma associated with lung cancer, to advocate for increased funding for lung cancer research, and to provide scholarships to students who have lost a parent to lung cancer. For more information - www.johnatkinsonfoundation.org
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