Upcoming Events at Beverly Hills Cancer Center

SPEAKER SERIES: Sandeep K. Reddy, MD

Topic: “Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”

Date: Thursday, July 16th

Location: Beverly Hills Cancer Center

Time: 6pm-8pm

RSVP: 310-432-8992, Dinner will be provided

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FACILITY HIGHLIGHTS

World Class Cancer

Specialists

Spacious Chemotherapy

Area With Personal

Entertainment & Private

Rooms

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• CT Scan

• MRI

• PET/CT

• BONE SCAN

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• IMRT

• Image Guided

Radiation

• Stereotactic Radiation

• 4D Respiratory Gating

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• Nutrition

• Psychotherapy

• Chinese Medicine

• Massage

• Acupuncture

• Zen Patio

8900 Wilshire Boulevard

Beverly Hills, CA.90211

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Beverly Hills Cancer Center & It’s Quality Care

Highlights In This Issue

BHCC & It’s Quality Care P.1

Watercress Benefits P.2

The Best Imaging Offers P.3

Upcoming Events P.4

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The many attributes of BHCC include a

soothingly-designed facility with natural

lighting, calming music, and other

thoughtful details—such as custom

colors and furniture made especially for

patient comfort. Private infusion suites

are available with computers and plasma

TVs for personal entertainment. In

addition, Wireless internet access is

available in the center’s spacious and

naturally lit chemotherapy infusion areas.

A Zen patio with views of Beverly Hills

and Hollywood Hills is available for

patients to relax and enjoy the fresh air

with their family and friends.

Along with laboratory services, advanced

diagnostic imaging including CT, MRI,

PET/CT and bone scanning all under one

roof, the center also offers nutrition

education, stress management,

psychological counseling, massage

therapy and acupuncture. The first floor

Energie Café offers patients organic tea

and coffee. The center’s integrated

services approach helps reduce some of

the stress and anxiety associated with

cancer care and treatments.

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Our new comprehensive cancer center

in Beverly Hills prides itself in first

rate quality and compassionate

medical care while healing patients in

an all-inclusive comfortable and

convenient setting.

(Beverly Hills, CA) Gone are the days

when cancer patients have to grapple

with confusing, impersonal and multi-

level institutional medical center

buildings and parking garages—or the

days of receiving chemotherapy

treatments, radiation therapy treatments

and diagnostic tests in separate facilities

that require travel and transfer of medical

records to multiple locations around

town.

The new Beverly Hills Cancer Center is

a beautiful, technologically advanced

20,000 square foot facility designed

specifically for the cancer patient’s

comfort and convenience. BHCC

provides an atmosphere that focuses not

only on top quality and state of the art

medicine, but also offers integrative and

alternative medicine alternatives

focusing on the mind and body in a

soothing, tranquil setting designed to

elevate the healing process.

SUMMER FOODS: WATERCRESS

Watercress and Watermelon

bring to mind summer foods,

refreshing and cooling. These

delicious foods have additional

benefits as cancer fighters.

Let’s start with the vegetable

watercress which grows

naturally along river beds or

other running fresh water sites.

Watercress (Nasturtium

officinale) is a member of the

Cruciferous family and grows

wild in many parts of the

world. Watercress is thought

to have originated in Persia

and is now widely cultivated

all over the world.

Hippocrates described

watercress and its medicinal

values in 460 BCE building a

hospital next to a stream of

pure spring water where it was

cultivated for his patients. It

is appreciated as a salad

vegetable, in soups and as a

garnish for a wide variety of

dishes. With a sharp, peppery

flavor watercress provides

many phytonutrients or plant

based chemicals with

nutritional value. These

include the antioxidant

vitamins C, A and E as well as

the B vitamin folate. Iodine,

calcium and iron are minerals

found in significant amounts.

harmful carcinogens.

Watercress is very low in

calories (about 4 calories per

34 grams serving with 1 gram

protein).

We asked our specialist Carolyn

Katzin, MS CNS, her expertise on

the benefits of watercress for

cancer patients.

By Carolyn Katzin, MS CNS

Beverly Hills Cancer Center & Quality Care

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A state-of-art facility with high

tech treatment and diagnostic

devices and electronic medical

records, Beverly Hills Cancer

Center uniquely provides a full

spectrum of diagnostics and

treatment in a single location. The

Center’s exceptional doctors and

staff are committed to only the best

care and experience for cancer

patients and their families.

For more information, contact

Selen Ermanav, Marketing

Director at

(310) 927-1797 or

(310) 432-8992

Acupuncture Benefits

Did you know Acupuncture's use

in cancer patients has been

recommended by the American

Cancer Society (ACS) for the

treatment of cancer and treatment-

related symptoms such as pain,

nausea, breathlessness, vasomotor

symptoms and limb edema.

Call (310)432-8900 to make an

appointment with

Heather Lounsbury L.Ac.

THE BEST THAT IMAGING OFFERS AT BHCC Psychological Help For Everyone

Being diagnosed with cancer is a

significant, life-changing event.

It is common to feel

overwhelmed and stressed out. If

you are in need of help, please

feel free to contact Dr. Michael

Dishon. He has been a licensed

psychologist since 1983 and

recognizes that dealing with

health issues puts additional

demands on one’s coping

capacity as well as your family

and support system. Dr. Dishon

focuses on strengthening coping

mechanisms in times of stress.

Call 310.432.8900 to make an

appointment with

Michael Dishon PH.D.

Radiation Oncology at BHCC

offers the latest in state of the art

technology with highly qualified

physicians in the field of

Radiotherapy. Treatments include

treatment of breast, prostate, and

lung cancer to name a few.

Radiotherapy may be a primary

treatment or combined with

chemotherapy, hormone therapy,

surgery or a combination of the

three. Our team includes the

area’s leaders in radiation

oncology and offers the latest in

cutting-edge technology. The

availability of IMRT, IGRT and

stereotactic treatments at Beverly

Hills Cancer Center has allowed

us to take radiation treatments to

the next level.

Call 310.432.8900 for more info

or visit

www.bhcancercenter.com

The particular flavor is

associated with sulfur

compounds called

isothiocyanates. These active

cancer preventing chemicals

are released when the

watercress is chewed or

chopped and provide

stimulation of important

detoxification enzymes that

protect us from possibly

harmful carcinogens.

Watercress is very low in

calories (about 4 calories per

34 grams serving with 1 gram

protein).

support colon health. Walnuts

are an excellent source of

omega-3 fatty acids which are

anti-inflammatory. Extra

virgin olive oil provides

monounsaturated fatty acids

which increase the overall

health benefits of this salad.

Lightly toss with balsamic

vinegar, extra virgin olive oil

and a little mustard to taste if

desired (to increase the cancer

fighting benefits). Thinly slice

the cheese and add to the salad

with the walnut halves. Serve

immediately.

One serving of this salad

provides helpful cancer-

fighting isothiocyanates. In

addition, the goat or sheep’s

cheese provides an easy to

digest type of fats called short

chained fatty acids which

Ingredients

• 1 bunch watercress with

sprigs

• 1 head of Belgian endive

(another good source of

isothiocyanates)

• Goat or sheep’s cheese

(soft type)

• A few walnut halves

• Balsamic vinegar and

extra virgin olive oil

dressing

Call 310.432.8900 to make an

appointment with

Carolyn Katzin, MS CNS

Beverly Hills Cancer

Center keeps physicians

on the cutting edge of

technology with

diagnostic imaging.

Whether you are a patient

in need of a more

comfortable imaging

experience or a physician

with patients who need CT,

MRI, PET/CT or bone scan,

you’ll find unsurpassed care

at our diagnostic imaging

center. We combine

advanced diagnostic

technology with a unique

white-glove patient

experience.

Patients enjoy free valet

parking and a host of other

amenities, services and

conveniences. Images are

read by specialized

radiologists who are experts

in their field. When doctors

need reports and images

fast, our web-based PACS

system delivers.

Some specific scans

provided at Beverly Hills

Cancer Center include:

Diagnostic CT

• Head/Brain

• Sinuses, mastoids

• Neck

• Chest

• Abdomen

• Pelvis

• Spine (Cervical, Thoracic,

Lumbar)

• Extremities and Joints

(Shoulder, wrist, elbow,

knee, ankle, etc.)

• CT Urogram

• CT Angiogram (Brain,

carotids, abdominal aorta,

extremities)

PET/CT (FDG)

• Whole body

• Head and Neck

• Brain

Diagnostic MRI

• Brain

• Neck

• Spine (Cervical, Thoracic,

Lumbar)

• Abdomen

• Pelvis

• Extremities and Joints

(Shoulder, wrist, elbow, knee,

ankle, etc.)

• MR Arthrogram of Joints

(Shoulder, knee, hip)

• MR Angiogram (Brain,

carotids, abdominal aorta)

• MRCP

• Liver

Bone Scan

• NaF18 Bone PET/CT

This Quarter’s Staff Highlight James McDonald R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H. Head Nurse

James MacDonald, RN,

BSN, MPH graduated from the

University of Connecticut in 1986

with a Baccalaureate Degree in

Nursing. Upon graduation he began

his nursing career at New England

Medical Center/Floating Hospital for

Children. James MacDonald graduated

from Boston University in 1992 with a

Master’s Degree in Public Health.

Watercress & Endive

Salad

Separate the watercress heads

from the thick stalks and rinse

well. Place in a salad bowl or

directly onto salad plates.

Wash and slice the endive and

arrange on top.

The initial portion of his career in oncology

nursing was spent in pediatric oncology.

When he transitioned to Los Angeles from

Boston, he also transitioned into the field of

adult medical oncology. Since 2000, he has

continued to work in the field of oncology

which he enjoys immensely and takes a

proactive approach to high quality patient

care and comfort.