Transcript Comfort for chemo

AGENDA
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Cervical Cancer Education
Important Semester Dates
Relay For Life
Pancake Dinner
1st Team Captain’s Meeting
Carle Hospital Valentine’s Day Party
Comfort For Chemo
MAKE VALENTINE’S DAY CARDS!
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb)
• Cancer begins in the lining of the cervix
• Forms slowly
• First, some cells begin to change from normal
to pre-cancerous cells and then eventually
change to cancerous cells
• There are 2 main types of cancer of the cervix
• About 8 to 9 out of 10 are squamous cell
carcinomas.
• 11,270 new cases of invasive cervical cancer
(cancer that has spread beyond the cervix)
• 4,070 deaths from cervical cancer
• Some researchers think that non-invasive cervical
cancer (cancer that is only in the cervix when it is
found) is about 4 times as common as the invasive
type
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Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection
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Most important risk factor
HPV is a group of more than 100 related viruses that can
infect cells on the surface of the skin
The viruses that cause cancer are called "high-risk" HPVs
HPV is passed from one person to another by skin-to-skin
contact such as vaginal, anal, or oral sex
• All that is needed is for there to be skin-to-skin contact
with an area of the body infected with HPV
Smoking
HIV infection
Chlamydia infection
3 main types of treatment
• Surgery
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Radiation
Chemotherapy
A well-proven way to prevent cancer of the cervix is to have
testing (screening) to find pre-cancers before they can turn
into cancer.
• The Pap test, and some newer tests, can find changes
that point to HPV infection.
• An HPV DNA test, which can find HPV on a woman's
cervix, may also be used with a Pap test in certain
cases.
• There are now vaccines (Gardasil® and Cervarix®) that
can protect people against certain types of HPV. These
vaccines are only used to prevent, not treat, an HPV
infection.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ8x3KR75fA
• Even women who got the vaccine when they were
younger need regular cervical cancer screening because
the vaccine does not protect against all cervical cancers
• If a pre-cancer is found and treated, it can stop cervical
cancer before it really starts. Most cervical cancers are found
in women who have not had Pap tests when they should.
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Tuesday, February 9
Pancake Dinner - 5:00pm
Wesley Foundation -- Great Hall
Wednesday, February 17
Team Captains Meeting - 7:00pm
223 Greg Hall
Tuesday, March 2
General Meeting - 6:30pm
161 Noyes Hall
Tuesday, March 9
Team Captains Meeting - 7:00pm
161 Noyes Hall
Wednesday April 7 General Meeting - 6:30pm
Team Captains Meeting - 7:30pm
112 Chemistry Annex
Tuesday, April 20
Bank Night - 2-8pm
Illini Union 209, 211, 215, 217
Wednesday, April 21
Bank Night - 2-8pm
Illini Union 209, 211, 215, 217
Friday, April 23
RELAY FOR LIFE - 7pm
U of I Outdoor Track and Field
Friday, April 23 – Saturday April 24!
7pm – 7am
U of I Outdoor Track and Field
Register your team at
www.relayforlifeuofi.com
Want an easy way to fundraise and eat a good
meal?
Come to Pancake Dinner!!!
Tuesday, February 9th
5:30-8PM
Great Hall in the Wesley Foundation (Corner of
Green and Matthews).
Each plate cost $5 and the money goes directly
to your Relay team's goal. For example, if you
bring 10 people, $50 will be credited to your
team total. So invite all your friends-all
proceeds go to Relay For Life even if you are
not on a team.
Wednesday, February 17th
7 PM
223 Greg Hall
You will receive important Relay information
and be assigned a team mentor who will guide
you through fundraising, recruiting, and other
important events leading up to Relay.
This is a very important meeting so make sure
to be there!
*Join the Relay For Life Team Captains 2010
Facebook Group!
We will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Party at
Carle Hospital on Saturday, February 13th.
We will meet at the Illini Union at 12pm and
then head over to Carle until at 2 PM. Rides
will be provided.
If you are interested, please
email [email protected].
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What is a caregiver?
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Social Event – Showing of “Up” in the dorms
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Any other ideas?
Keep a look out for more information on
this!
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What is a Hope Lodge?
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Drive to benefit the St. Louis Hope Lodge
Will have boxes at Pancake Dinner, Relay For
Life, dorms
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Willing to put a box in your apartment building?
Contact [email protected] for a box and info
sheet
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Items requested:
•Office paper
•Pens
•Ink cartridges
•Cleaning supplies
•Paper towels
•Toilet paper
•Flour, sugar, salt
•Drinking glasses
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Dishes, pots, pans
•Napkins
•Fan
•DVD player
•Area rug
•AA batteries
•Stamps
•etc
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Taking care of yourself is very important and while
many people know the value of eating well,
sleeping, and exercising, many people don't even
think to consider their genetic health.
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I Dream of Gene Week, March 1-6, will focus on
raising awareness about the importance of genetic
health. There will be several programs focusing on
hereditary cancers.
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Look for calendars and more information around
campus to find out about the speakers, movies,
seminars, and other programs going on during the
week.
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Or email [email protected] for more
information.
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Cancer cells multiply too fast, chemotherapy
drugs destroy them and prevent them from
multiplying
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Cancer cells can spread, so the chemo drugs are
used to destroy cancer cells at the original tumor
and throughout the body.
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There are many side effects to chemotherapy,
including feeling cold
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Why?
• A cold liquid medication is slowly dripped into
their bloodstream.
• Anemia (low red blood cell count) is a common
side-effect.
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Comfort for Chemo is a fleece blanket drive.
CAC will be making fleece blankets and donating
it to the hospital. The blankets will be given to
chemotherapy patients.
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How you can help:
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Make blankets and bring them to RFL.
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Help make blankets with CAC (Date to
come.)
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How to make blankets
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Just cut and tie. It’s easy. You don’t have to
know how to sew. If you can tie your shoes,
then you can do this.
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Email me at [email protected] or
come talk to me or Lindsey if you want
more info.
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Make Valentine’s Day Cards!
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Help Cancer Ed attach facts to paper plates!
Be sure to come out to our March General
meeting:
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Tuesday, March 2nd
161 Noyes Hall
6:30pm
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Email us if you have any question:
[email protected]