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FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY
C
Thankful for Compassionate
Cancer Care, Close to Home
handra and Helene Moulis have
Outside of extraordinary clinical
battled cancer together not just
care, "kindness helps a lot," says Helene.
once, but twice. The first time
"The most unique factor of the Kaufman
was when Helene had just turned 30.
Cancer Center is that every nurse, oncolo-
At that time, the Kaufman Cancer Center
gist and other care provider-from the
was not constructed, and residents of
very first person you see to the last-is
Harford County were forced to venture
upbeat and compassionate. They take the
far from home for their treatment.
time to talk with you. They are incredibly
"It was not convenient, and oftentimes
professional and have a kind way of car-
we felt more like a number rather than
ing for each patient and their loved ones,
part of a community," Chandra says.
too. It is a special place."
"This second cancer journey has been
Recently, Chandra and Helene chose
so much different for us. We both feel
that with every visit here, we have been
treated like family."
Over the past three years, the Moulises'
visits to the Kaufman Cancer Center have
included countless oncologist appoint-
to focus on supporting the ongoing
Since September 2013, Bel Air
resident Helene Moulis, shown with
her husband, Chandra, has been a patient
of the Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman
Cancer Center at UM UCH.
needs of the center. "We wanted to
give back because we have received so
much goodness, support and encouragement here," says Helene. Last spring,
the Moulis family made a leadership gift
ments, treatments and consultations
referrals, nurses, lab techs, every resource
specifically to support the Breast Center
equating to more than 100 visits and
available for patients and their loved ones,
at the Kaufman Cancer Center. "In order
53 infusions.
close to home-it is invaluable," Chandra
for the Kaufman Cancer Center to thrive
explains. "With close-to-home access,
and keep helping local patients, we need
Kaufman Cancer Center right here in our
healing is better and so much easier for
our community members to offer their
community. Having support systems,
us to manage together."
support," Chandra says.
"That is why it is so vital to have the
FUNDING NEW TECHNOLOGY
Some chemotherapy agents
Ultrasound is a painless and
ultrasound (echocardiogra-
heart muscle while attack-
noninvasive test that helps
phy) provides pictures of the
ing cancer cells. This early
physicians diagnose and
heart and the flow of blood
warning system supports
treat medical conditions
within the heart.
our new cardio-oncology
without the use of ionizing
Both these machines
are known to affect healthy
program, where cardiologists
radiation (as used in X-rays),
include an innovative soft-
and oncologists can work
so there is no radiation expo-
ware that allows physicians
together to fight the cancer
sure to the patient. Captured
to see where parts of the
cells while maintaining and
in real time, vascular ultra-
heart muscle are beginning to
protecting heart function.
sound allows the physician
show signs of damage before
to see and evaluate blood
the changes have a signifi-
flow through arteries and
cant effect on heart func-
veins in the abdomen, arms,
tion. This can be especially
legs, neck and brain. Cardiac
valuable for cancer patients.
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MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS
The Cardiovascular (CV) Ultrasound department
at UM Upper Chesapeake Health recently purchased
three new ultrasound machines at a cost of more than
$300,000, a portion of which was provided by The Upper
Chesapeake Health Foundation through generous
charitable support from our community.
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