Focused on the patient - Baylor Health Care System

8<strong>Focused</strong> on youUniversity Medical Center, as well as nurses and other volunteers, screened 293 people,and made presumptive diagnoses of one case of possible melanoma, 15 cases of basal cellcarcinoma, and 10 cases of squamous cell carcinoma. Individuals with these findings werereferred to dermatologists at Baylor Dallas for more thorough testing and follow-up.In September, Baylor Sammons Cancer Center and Baylor University Medical Center sponsoredfree prostate cancer screenings for men aged 50 and older. Of the 279 men screened,21, or 7.5%, were found to have abnormal prostate-specific antigen levels and were referredfor further testing with a urologist.Breast Cancer Education and Genetic Counseling EffortsThe W. H. and Peggy Smith Baylor Sammons Breast Center at Dallas has continued to offerBreast Care for a Lifetime ® , an educational program teaching breast self-examination andbreast health. TXU, the Black American Cancer Network, and DaVita Dialysis employeeswere a few community groups that requested the program in 2007. More than 350 womenwere in attendance at this informative presentation.The Baylor Sammons Breast Center also collaborated with the Mary Kay Ash CharitableFoundation at Mary Kay’s national convention to provide breast health, breast cancer, andcervical cancer education to more than 1,500 consultants. Baylor also conducted numeroushealth fairs throughout the community.In 2007, Baylor’s Hereditary Cancer Risk Program assessed 243 individuals and consultedwith them and their families about the genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The servicesincluded genetic testing, development of personal plans for monitoring, and review ofprevention options.Pink Passion winners, left toright, Leigh Ann Freeman,Matias Gonzalez, and KateLangleyBreast Cancer Awareness: Pink PassionTo increase breast cancer awareness, Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center andSaks Fifth Avenue Galleria Dallas presented the Pink Passion Shoe Design and DecoratingContest. Employees of Baylor and Saks, as well as thepublic, were invited to participate by showing their passionfor fashion and battling breast cancer. Ninety-one shoes weresubmitted in three categories. A decoration day was hostedat Saks on Saturday, October 20, 2007.The three awards were presented on November 7, 2007:• Most creative: Matias Gonzalez, Grand Prairie, Texas,fashion student at El Centro College; winner of a shoeshopping spree at Saks Fifth Avenue valued at $750• Most fashion forward: Leigh Ann Freeman, Fort Worth,Texas, department manager at Saks Fifth Avenue; winnerof a shoe shopping spree at Saks Fifth Avenue valuedat $750