Tip Sheets

Edition 4 4/13/2006

Preventing deaths from cancer?  That is what a new study from the American Cancer Society is saying.  According to the report, at least half of all deaths from cancer could be prevented by doing some simple things to prevent the disease.  Talk to a Florida Hospital oncologist about the steps people can take to lower their risk of dying from cancer.

Bodybuilder finally finds relief from painful adhesions.  After seeing seven doctors and receiving several misdiagnoses, a patient has finally gotten treatment for her painful adhesions at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.  Dr. Jay Redan, a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery, used a minimally invasive technique to cut the adhesions and give this female bodybuilder a new lease on life.  Find out more about this common condition and what the treatments are on Monday, April 17.

New joints for baby boomers.  A new study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is predicting that the number of knee and hip replacements is going to increase dramatically as the baby boomers begin to age – as much as 673 percent by 2030!  Find out how this is helping boomers maintain their active lifestyles, and talk to an orthopaedic surgeon about the benefits and risks of total joint replacement.

Scorpion venom stings brain tumor.  Last year we told you how physicians at the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute started a clinical trial designed to take the sting out of brain tumors.  The trial uses scorpion venom tagged with radioactive iodine to deliver localized radiation to the tumor cells in the brain.  Now, it has been one year since Patrick Brennar received his final scorpion venom treatment.  Find out how this patient has spent his last year—a year he wasn’t sure he would even live through without this revolutionary clinical trial.

Florida Hospital employees donate mountains of cans!  Florida Hospital employees are competing to see who can bring in the most cans for the Second Harvest Food Bank.  As a result, the hospital has collected mountains of cans to donate for those in need.  Come out and see this amazing display of cans as they are loaded into the trucks on April 18!

Florida College of Health Sciences heads into the future.  UCF is bringing a medical school to Central Florida to help with the increasing need for medical professionals, and now the Florida College of Health Sciences is also doing its part by preparing its campus for the future.  In a ceremony that commemorated the past and celebrated a new beginning, the College began the initial demolition of an old dormitory building that had stood for more than 50 years.  Now, be there on April 19 as the College celebrates the official dedication of the new Campus Center and gets ready for the future!

Hop, hop, hop down the bunny trail!  This Easter, children at Florida Children’s Hospital will receive a very special visit from the Easter Bunny.  With the help of volunteers from the Easter Bunny Foundation, Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies, and employees from the Pepsi Bottling Group, the Easter Bunny will give each child a bunny toy and a coloring book with crayons to brighten up their Easter Sunday.  Don’t miss this opportunity to see their excitement on Sunday, April 16!