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Radiation therapy provides an alternative to surgical removal with breast cancer.
Radiation therapy found
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Breast cancer is the most com ­
mon cancer am ong women. This
year, 213,000 w om en and 1,700
men will learn they have the d is­
ease. If caught early, breast can ­
cer can be readily treated and
often cured.
Years ago, the only treatment for
breast cancer was surgical removal
of the entire breast (mastectomy ).
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women with early-stage cancer to
keep their breasts by performing a
lumpectomy (surgical removal of
the tumor) and following up with
radiation therapy and sometimes
chemotherapy. Studies have shown
that breast-conserving surgery plus
radiation therapy is just as good as
a mastectomy and may be preferred
by many women.
After a lumpectomy, most pa-
loons are connected to a m achine
that briefly delivers high doses
o f radiation to the affected area of
the breast.
Radiation oncologists also are
testing ways to deliver external
beam radiation to only part of the
breast or to give radiation during
surgery.
These new treatments are still
being studied and are not recom­
mended for everyone.
Before undergoing any treatment
for breast cancer, talk with several
cancer specialists, including a ra­
diation oncologist, to find out what
treatments are available.
tients will undergo external beam
radiation therapy, which involves a
seriesof daily outpatient treatments
to accurately deliver radiation to
the entire breast. Each treatment
lasts less than 30 minutes; treat­
ments are given five days a week for
five to seven weeks.
In a few parts o f the country,
doctors are testing ways to d e­
liver radiation to only the part of
the breast where the tum or was
rem oved. Breast brachytherapy
involves placing flexible plastic
catheters or a balloon into the
breast. O ver the course o f one to
five days, the catheters or bal-
Tobacco’s Health Impacts Addressed
African Americans
focus of grant
LifeW orks NW, a provider o f mental health
and addiction services in the m etro area, has
been aw arded a grant from the O regon D e­
partm ent o f Human Services to create an
A frican A m erican T obacco Prevention and
Education Network.
The program will engage adult and youth
com m unity leaders to aid in reducing the
negative health im pact o f tobacco on the
A frican A m erican com m unity.
“We look forw ard to w orking with the
leaders, including alcohol and drug counse­
lors and p h y sician s, w ithin the A frican
A m erican com m unity to have a positive im ­
pact,” said M ary M onnat, LifeW orks NW
president and c h ie f executive officer.
Yugen Fardan R ashad has been hired as
program coordinator for the local effort.
Rashad has served the com m unity as a jo u r­
nalist, director o f an at-risk teen intervention
program for the A lbina M inisterial A lliance
and as a com m unity liaison to State Sen.
Avel G ordly.
“ A frican A m ericans w ho sm oke m en­
thol c ig a re tte s have a m uch h ig h e r in c i­
dence o f lung c a n c e r d isease than do C a u ­
ca sia n s, even though they sm oke few er
c ig a re tte s on a v erag e than th e ir w hite
c o u n te rp a rts,” says R ashad. “ B illb o ard
ads se llin g m enthol c ig a re tte s a p p e a r to
d isp ro p o rtio n a te ly featu re black m odels
and tend to be placed in in n e r-c ity n e ig h ­
bo rh o o d s in an a p p aren t a ttem p t to in flu ­
ence A frican A m ericans to p u rch ase m ore
m enthol c ig a re tte s. I am honored to help
ed u cate the A frican A m erican com m unity
about the health risk s o f sm o k in g .”
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Phone: 503-978-9229 Fax 503-978-9228
Medicare Drug Options Soon to Arrive
T he state o f O reg o n is s e e k ­ M edicare, regardless o f incom e.
L ike o th e r in su ra n c e , in d i­
ing v o lu n te e rs to h elp sen io rs
and people w ith d is a b ilitie s on v id u als w ill pay a m onthly p re ­
M edicare u n d e rsta n d th e ir o p ­ m ium , a d e d u c tib le and a c o ­
tio n s w ith the new M ed icare paym ent for th e ir p re sc rip tio n s.
C osts w ill vary d e p e n d in g upon
P re sc rip tio n D rug P rogram .
It is estim ated that m ore than the drug plan cho sen since each
500,000 O regonians will be e li­ plan will have its ow n form ulary
gible for M edicare Prescription (list o f a v a ila b le d ru g s).
T he fed eral g o v e rn m e n t has
Drug Plans beginning Jan. 1 and
a v a ila b le to anyone w ho has ap p roved 21 d iffe re n t p re s c rip ­
tion dru g plan s in O regon.
T he en ro llm en t period for the
p rogram is N ov. 15 until M ay
15. W hile en ro llm e n t is v o lu n ­
ta ry , in d iv id u a ls w ho ch o o se
to en ro ll a fte r M ay 15 may incur
a p en alty .
T he S en io r H ealth Insurance
B enefit A ssistance program and
the D ep artm en t o f H um an S e r­
vices are w orking w ith v o lu n ­
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I f you are a small business owner interested in doing business with
the government, this event is for you! This is your one opportunity each
year to untangle the complex system o f bidding on government contracts
Meet with government buyers; learn firsthand how other small businesses
found success in competing for government contracts. Expand your
te e rs a cro ss the state to help
people u n d erstan d the o p tio n s
a v ailab le to them , ow ever, w ith
the n um ber o f p o te n tia lly e li­
g ib le sen io rs and people w ith
d isa b ilitie s, the need for a d d i­
tional v o lu n teers is great.
If people are in te re ste d in
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part o f the e n ro llm e n t p erio d ,
please call 1-877-585-OOO7.
Oregon
D e p a rtm en t
o f Transportation
business opportunities!
Governor's
marketplace
Conference
2005
K eynote S peaker : Former Governor
Barbara Roberts
W orkshops :
ODOT BOOSTS APPRENTICESHIP,
• Networking Know-How: "Marketing Your Business Through Interpersonal
Relationships”
DIVERSITY, AND TRAINING GOALS
• Basics o f Dome Business with the Government; “ What Government Buyers
are Looking tor“
• Technology Tools: "Making the Internet Work for Youl"
“The Gateway
to Government
Contracts"
N ovember 10
W ilsonville , OR
• Get Up-to-date with Purchasing Rules and Procedures: ‘'What’s New in
Government Purchasing?"
• How to Get Started “A Beginner’s Guide to Doing Business with the Government"
• Information Session: “ODOT Oregon’s Billion Dollar Business Boom’
• How to Survive and Thrive in the Growth Phase: “Getting In Staying In”
O ne on O ne S essions :
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$65 after October 1,
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• Participate in buyer one on one meetings and visit government booths
• Get individual advice on responding to RFPs or bidding on protects
• Learn who has upcoming contracts, and how to do business with
the agency or entity you know is looking for your business
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Oregon will soon reach record levels of highway
construction. Without an immediate effort to
identify, recruit, and train a new. more diverse,
and larger workforce, there simply won't be
enough workers to get the job done.
To meet the need for construction workers, the
Oregon Department of Transportation recently
unveiled its Workforce Development Plan that is
designed to:
• Boost diversity in employment
• Provide apprenticeship
opportunities
• Increase training resources
• Offer opportunities for highway
construction jobs
To learn more about the ODOT
Workforce Development Plan and
how you can get involved, visit
ODOT's web site:
http://egOY.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/
OTlA/brldge_dellvory.shtml
ODOT IS INVESTING
IN OREGON’S FUTURE
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