Acting Legend Celebrates Life with 5-Year Cancer Survivors in Philadelphia.Breast Cancer Survivor Richard Roundtree to Speak, Offering Encouragement and Hope to Survivors and Patients at Cancer Treatment Centers of America Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is a company which operates cancer treatment hospitals and outpatient oncology clinics. It was started over 20 years ago by Richard Stephenson, whose mother died of cancer. ([R]) PHILADELPHIA -- On Friday, June 20, more than 300 cancer survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with , current patients and loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl will gather for "Celebrate Life," an annual event that commemorates the five-year anniversaries of cancer survivors who treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of America([R]). Acting legend and breast cancer survivor Richard Roundtree, best known for his role as the original Shaft and most recently as Speed's hero in Speed Racer, will share his personal battle with breast cancer as part of this celebratory event. Celebrate Life recognizes the courage and tenacity of Cancer Treatment Centers of America's cancer survivors and the hope that they offer to current patients. In addition to the celebration, survivors will be honored with a private tree-planting ceremony in nearby Ferko Park in Fairmount Park. One tree is planted for each five-year survivor who completes treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Additionally, each survivor's name is inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. on the bronze 'Tree of Life' in the hospital's lobby. The Tree of Life symbolizes each celebrant's 5-year cancer survivorship survivorship n. the right to receive full title or ownership due to having survived another person. Survivorship is particularly applied to persons owning real property or other assets, such as bank accounts or stocks, in "joint tenancy. . [TABLE OMITTED] For the first time, five-year cancer survivors and their caregivers will also participate in "Hope Rounds" as part of the celebration. Survivors and caregivers will receive commemorative lapel pins, which they will pass along as a symbol of hope to Cancer Treatment Centers of America patients currently undergoing treatment inside the hospital. Founded in 1988, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA CTCA Cancer Treatment Centers of America CTCA Canadian Telecommunications Consultants Association CTCA Channel-To-Channel Adapter CTCA Construction Technology Centre Atlantic, Inc. ) provides a comprehensive, patient-centered treatment model that fully integrates traditional, state-of-the-art medical treatments with scientifically-supported complementary and alternative therapies such as nutrition, naturopathy naturopathy /na·tur·op·a·thy/ (na?cher-op´ah-the) a drugless system of health care, using a wide variety of therapies, including hydrotherapy, heat, massage, and herbal medicine, whose purpose is to treat the whole person to stimulate , psychological counseling, physical therapy and spiritual support to meet the special, whole-person needs of advanced-stage cancer patients. With a network of cancer treatment hospitals and community oncology programs in Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Washington, CTCA encourages patients and their families to participate in treatment decisions with its Patient Empowerment patient empowerment The providing of information regarding therapeutic options so that a Pt can actively participate in the decision on whether to undergo a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, or pursue alternatives. See Patient Bill of Rights. Medicine(SM) model. For more information about Cancer Treatment Centers of America([R]), go to www.cancercenter.com |
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