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The Farber Center Walks for Cancer

April 18th, 2011

Marina Higgins VP Argo Real Estate

On April 30th, The Farber Center Team lead by our patient Marina, will walk for the 14th Annual Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk in New York City.
The EIF Revlon Run Walk was created in 1994 through the committed and collective efforts of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Lilly Tartikoff and Ronald O. Perelman. The EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women has grown to become one of the nation’s largest 5K fundraising events. To date, the Run/Walks (in Los Angeles and New York) have distributed over $60 million for cancer research, treatment, counseling and outreach programs. Thanks in part to these funds, new treatments are being developed and lives are being saved.

Your donation will help fund important research into the cause and cure of women’s cancers, prevention, education and support service programs.

So please donate if you can. Here is the link: DONATE

Team t-shirt by our friend Dan McClure: his email:dan@eastcoastsportswear.com

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Co-Payment Help for Cancer Patients

February 28th, 2011

The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established in 2007 to address the needs of individuals who cannot afford their insurance co-payments to cover the cost of medications for treating cancer.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation takes into account a person’s financial and insurance situation when determining who is eligible for assistance.

The criteria used to determine if you are eligible are:

Financial Information
Individuals or families with incomes of up to four times the federal poverty level may qualify. See the poverty level chart below. The Foundation may also consider the cost of living in your particular city or state.

Diagnosis and Treatment
You must be diagnosed with one of the cancer types that the Foundation covers. This is a listing of diagnoses they currently cover:
Breast Cancer
Colon or Colorectal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Glioblastoma
Head and Neck Cancer
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Renal Cell Cancer

Your diagnosis must be verified by a doctor. Your doctor must complete and sign their physician verification form.
You must receive treatment dispensed in the United States, and the medication that you are taking must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cancer.

Insurance Coverage
You must be covered by private insurance or an employer-sponsored health plan, —or—
Have Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicare Supplementary Health Insurance (“Medigap”) or Medicare Advantage Plan
If you are uninsured (do not have any insurance or medical plan that covers prescription medication) you are not eligible for co-payment assistance; however, we encourage you to contact us so that we can refer you to other organizations or patient assistance programs.
The Foundation grants assistance on a first-come, first-served basis, to the extent that funding is available.

HOW IT WORKS
Step 1: Apply
Call 1-866-55-COPAY to determine if you are eligible and begin the application process.
Step 2: Award Determination
They will send you a form to complete and return.
They will send you a form that your doctor will need to complete and return.
If approved, you will receive an Award Determination letter by mail with instructions for accessing your award.

Important Note: The Foundation will only send an application form to you after you call 1-866-552-6729 to speak with one of their specialists so that they can determine if you are eligible to apply.

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Connect with family and friends during a health challenge

January 31st, 2011


When you find yourself diagnosed with an illness, your family and friends can be a pillar of strength.

People going through cancer treatments should never have to go it alone. Throughout the process, family members need to stay strong.

Unfortunately, contracting a secondary illness while fighting cancer can seriously hurt your ability to fight the disease. So when you are unable to go meet friends or be with family, you can be open and honest about why, and still connect in a personal way.

CaringBridge websites offer a personal and private space to communicate and show support, saving time and emotional energy when health matters most. The websites are easy to create and use. Authors add health updates and photos to share their story while visitors leave messages of love, hope and compassion in the guestbook.

No one likes to sit on the sidelines, but being honest about why you’re doing so will help keep your friends and family close. To see how it works click here: CaringBridge

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Tribeca Citizen Covers The Farber Center

December 14th, 2010

I had the great pleasure to meet Erik Torkells the other day. Erik is the founder of Tribeca Citizen which is a website dedicated to all things Tribeca. Erik got the idea for Tribeca Citizen after he quit his job in the summer of 2008. He lived in the neighborhood since 2003, but after taking Howard ( his pug), on much longer walks with his new found time, he discovered he had all sorts of questions: What was filming on Duane Street? What will that huge new Frank Gehry building look like? What is David Bouley up to now? When he couldn’t find a website with the answers, he began to envision one.

Erik discovered us on one of those walks and decided that everyone should know that there was an amazing alternative for cancer patients in need of radiation therapy. Please Click here to read the story www.tribecacitizen.com.

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Cancer Fundraiser

June 29th, 2010

The Farber Center for Radiation Oncology

Presents

ROCKS AGAINST CANCER

A Fundraising Event for Entertainment Industry Foundation
benefiting EIF Cancer Programs.

Thursday, Sept 16th 7pm to 11pm

BLACK TIE ROCK & ROLL STYLE!

To purchase tickets or donate click here: Rocks Against Cancer Tickets

The event will take place at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, situated on 172 Norfolk Street in the former Ansche Chesed Synagogue, the venue boasts superbly maintained mid-19th century architecture.

The lounge-style space will feature cocktails and food as well as performances by The Rotten Hill Gang, a six-piece band from London fronted by Mick Jones of The Clash. Eclectic Method featuring London natives Jonny Wilson, Ian Edgar and Geoff Gamlen – who helped pioneer the emerging art of audio-visual mixing since first cutting U2’s Mysterious Ways music video with the Beastie Boys’ Intergalactic as an experiment back in 2002 will close out the night.

The event also includes a silent auction of jewelry by Stephen Webster—three-time winner of the “British Luxury Jeweller of the Year” award and 2008 winner of “UK Jewellery Brand of the Year”—including specially designed bracelets supporting the fight against cancer with net proceeds benefiting EIF’s Cancer programs. Webster is widely known as the jeweler to the stars; his celebrity client list includes Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Cattrall, and Christina Aguilera among others.

Some of EIF’s cancer programs include: Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), Woman’s Cancer Research Fund, Brains on Bikes, Right Action for Woman, and the National Colorectal Research Alliance

If you are arriving from out of town please contact the Smyth – part of the Thompson Hotels at 85 West Broadway phone: 212.587.7000. We have reserved rooms at a special rate under the group name Rocks Against Cancer.

A special thanks to our current sponsors at the time this blog went out: Stephen Webster, Matthew Robbins Desings, Svendka, Warren Tricomi, and Elekta Inc.

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Online Support for those with Cervical Cancer

January 14th, 2010

imgEThe Internet is an increasingly important social forum, providing patients with valuable information and support about their health. So when dealing with cancer, joining an online cancer support group can be one of the best ways to help heal. Not only does the online support group provide a place to exchange information about side effects, resources and what’s happening in clinical trials, support groups on the internet can counteract the social isolation that sometimes follows cancer.

Studies have shown that talking to others who understand or have been through your situation can not only make you feel less upset, fearful or anxious, but it can also help you focus on your health and treatment. In addition, it has also been shown that cancer patients who attend cancer support groups survive longer than just receiving medical treatment alone.

If you are looking for an online cervical cancer support group? Try these:

http://www.dailystrength.org
Dailystrength.org is the largest, most comprehensive health network of people sharing their advice, treatment experiences, and support.

http://www.mdjunction.com
MDJunction is an active center for Online Support Groups, a place where thousands of patients meet every day to discuss their feelings, questions and hopes with like minded friends.

http://www.eyesontheprize.org/
The mission of EyesOnThePrize.org, a nonprofit organization, is to provide information and emotional support from the survivors’ perspective to women with gynecologic cancers, their families and friends, and healthcare providers. EyesOnThePrize.org is not a medical site: all medical decisions rest with a woman and her medical care team. EyesOnThePrize.org offers personal stories, suggestions, annotated links and a caring, moderated environment in which women with reproductive cancers are free to express their experience. EyesOnThePrize.org is 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization in the USA.

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January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

January 5th, 2010

photo via: media.kiiitv.com

photo via: media.kiiitv.com

Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. Then, between 1955 and 1992, the cervical cancer death rate declined by 74%. The main reason for this change was the increased use of the Pap test. This screening procedure can find changes in the cervix before cancer develops. It can also find cervical cancer early — in its most curable stage. The death rate from cervical cancer continues to decline by nearly 4% each year.
We can continue to decrease the death rate by educating ourselves about the risk of HPV infection. Persistent HPV infections are now recognized as the major cause of cervical cancer.HPV is the short form for Human Papillomavirus. HPV is a family of very common viruses that cause almost all cervical cancers, plus a variety of other problems like common warts, genital warts and plantar warts. HPV also causes cancers of the vulva, vagina, anus, and cancers of the head and neck. Both women and men become infected with HPV types that cause cervical cancer through sexual intercourse and sexual contact.
There are over 100 strains of the HPV virus, with over 35 known different HPV types that infect the genital tract. At least 15 of these can lead to cervical cancer. The most common cancer-causing types of the virus are 16 and 18. This is important to know because these two types alone cause about 70% of all cervical cancer. The cervical cancer vaccine protects against these two types 100% of the time.
First founded in 1996, The National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) is a growing coalition of people battling cervical cancer and HPV related issues Learn more about how you can prevent cervical cancer at this website http://www.nccc-online.org

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