Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Overlook celebrates spring with open house

Visitors and members of the general public are invited to learn about the high-quality, multidisciplinary services offered at the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Overlook Hospital as it celebrates spring with an Open House on Wednesday, May 12.

Following a lecture titled, "Frankly Speaking About Cancer – Coping with the Cost of Care," the cancer center lobby will be open to visitors from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The lecture, presented by the Wellness Community, will provide a practical guide to navigating the numerous and complex challenges of managing the cost of cancer care. Irene Card, president and founder of MIC Insurance Services, and Betsy Chandler, vice president of MIC Insurance Services, will be featured speakers for the event. Ms. Card and Ms. Chandler have shared advice on the topics of insurance and cancer survivorship in newspaper columns and other venues.

As part of the springtime event, visitors will be invited to watch as the center's "Tree of Thanks and Giving" is transformed into a "Tree of Blossom Into Health." The tree, assembled from fallen branches by art students at Morristown Beard School, and decorated with "leaves" of artwork created by patients at the cancer center in Fall 2009, will now be re-decorated by patients with "flowers" of artwork for the spring.

DATE:                          Wednesday, May 12, 2010

WHERE & WHEN:         Lecture – Noon to 2:00pm (Lunch will be provided)

Conference Room 4, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Overlook Hospital

Open House – 2:00-4:00pm

Cancer Center Lobby, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Overlook Hospital

For more information or to register, contact Roye Evans, Coordinator, Integrative Medicine at Overlook Hospital, 908-522-6168.

For more information on Carol G. Simon Cancer Center or Overlook Hospital, visit www.atlantichealth.org.

 ABOUT CAROL G. SIMON CANCER CENTER AT OVERLOOK

The Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Overlook Hospital, a state-of-the art facility housing a soothing, patient-focused environment, offers a full range of diagnostic technologies including PET/CT, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), MRI, digital mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, angiography, advanced breast biopsy, pathology and molecular oncopathology.

Overlook Hospital is the home of the first cancer center in the state that offered:

• Stereotactic radiosurgery program to treat brain and extracranial tumors
• Stereotactic breast biopsy system for obtaining breast tissue using a minimally invasive procedure
• Combination PET/CT (positron emission tomography) scanner that provides valuable information on cancerous tumors

It was also the first medical center north of Baltimore to offer CyberKnife technology - the only radiosurgery system in the world incorporating robotics and image-guidance for the precise and accurate treatment of tumors throughout the body. The cancer center also features a new infusion center and is home to the Brain Tumor Center of New Jersey.

Complementing the center's technological advances are a variety of integrated, holistic including nutritional counseling, music therapy, relaxation, guided imagery, meditation and yoga. Overlook also offers genetic testing, in the form of the Hereditary Oncology Prevention and Evaluation, or HOPE, program, which provides comprehensive genetic counseling and cancer risk assessment for individuals with a personal and/or family history of cancer.

Serving the center are board-certified, top-ranked physicians representing all aspects of cancer available in one location, as well as highly qualified support staff of oncology professionals specializing in social work, radiation therapy, nutrition, integrative medicine and rehabilitation. The Cancer Center and Overlook's Digestive Center work to treat a variety of gastrointestinal disorders including cancer. Our pulmonary center brings state-of-the-art care to lung cancer patients, while our thyroid cancer program provides the broadest treatment available in the region.