Hollings Headlines // January 2019
Mind body class
Mind-Body class offers breather

This month Hollings will be rolling out a new mind-body class customized for cancer patients and cancer survivors to enhance their health and wellness. The first class will be held Monday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m., and then they will be held the third Monday of the month in room 120 at Hollings Cancer Center on 86 Jonathan Lucas Street. P articipants can register at hollingscancercenter.org/mind-body.

Want a taste of the class to see what it’s like? There’s an exclusive faculty and staff invite Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. to try it out.

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Hollings lights it up teal

In honor of Cervical Health Awareness Month, Hollings Cancer Center glows teal at night. The month is an opportunity to raise awareness on how patients can protect themselves from cervical cancer and HPV (human papillomavirus). Listen to Hollings newcomer Michelle Davis, M.D., OB/GYN, give some helpful information on the benefits of HPV vaccination.

Michelle Davis video
Planting the seeds for tomorrow’s cancer cures

“We’re so excited to see these students soar,” said Hollings Cancer Center researcher Marvella Ford as she beamed at the 17 students gathered in a packed assembly at Burke High School. Ford and others were there to honor the students’ completion of SC CURE, a program so successful that it will be expanded to include two new high schools. The program fosters interest in a career in biomedical cancer research and gives students a deeper understanding of the impact of health disparities on communities. Ford said that’s critical. “We believe in you as our future.”

Research & Clinical Highlights
AGE levels are impacted the types of food you eat and how they are prepared
The tie between lifestyle habits and cancer

Poor diet and lack of exercise are associated with cancer development, but the underlying biology is not well understood. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) could offer a biological link to help us understand how certain lifestyle behaviors increase cancer risk or lessen the likelihood that an anti-cancer therapy will be effective.

MUSC first in state to test robotic bronchoscopy

Lung specialist Nick Pastis, M.D., has high hopes for the new robotic bronchoscopy machine he’s testing at the Medical University of South Carolina. “This could really be a game changer.” MUSC is one of only eight sites across the country taking part in a feasibility study testing whether the robotic bronchoscope can get to lung spots that are otherwise hard or impossible to reach and do a biopsy to see if they’re cancerous. The device is the only one in South Carolina.

Awards Corner
Stacey Warneky
Hollings nurse wins national award

Stacey Warneke, RN, will be the first to say just how amazing her patients are.

It’s a clue as to why she’s the recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Blood & Marrow Transplantation Award on behalf of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). She will receive the national award during the ONS 44 th Annual Congress in Anaheim, California, in April.

Watch for it: The kiosks are coming!
Kiosk at MUSC
Using technology to enhance the patient experience

In February, HCC will be getting three patient self-service kiosks that allow patients to check in for their scheduled appointments. The kiosks allow patients to verify and update their personal and insurance information, pay their co-pay, scan driver’s license and insurance cards and to electronically sign consent forms. The patient can also sign up for  My Chart . Using the self-service kiosk is optional, and MUSC will continue to make staff available to answer questions and offer traditional patient check-in.
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