Cancer
jfcan pag* A7
substance called bilirubin
(aids in digestion) which can
indicate cancer; 3) a CT scan
or ultrasound, which allows
the doctor to get visual images
of the pancreas and surround
ing areas to detect abnormali
ties; and 4) biopsy, where a
small amount of tissue is
removed to test for potential
cancer or other diseases.
What are the available
treatments?
As with any type of can
cer, treatment for pancreatic
cancer depends on the stage in
which it is diagnosed. If the
? disease is diagnosed early,
surgical removal of the tumor,
cancerous cells, part of or
entire pancreas is a treatment
option. In many cases howev
er, by the time it is diagnosed,
the disease has spread to-other
areas of the body, in which
case surgery is not an option.
Radiation therapy, in which
high energy X-Rays are
directed at the pancreas, and
chemotherapy, which is when
one or more drugs are given
intravenously (through your
veins) to kill the cancer cells,
are both common treatments
for pancreatic cancer, and
may be used separately or
together. As always, you and
your doctor should discuss
developing an appropriate
treatment plan for your type
and stage of diagnosis.
For more information,
check out the ACS website at
www.cancer.org
- Contribution by John
Stewart, IV, MD and Sarah
Langdon
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Epilepsy
from page A7
condition to speak out without
shame and educate those that
don't understand the
condition.
Celebrities with
epilepsy and those
connected to the dis
ease are leading the
way by speaking out.
"As a person with
epilepsy and living
out my dreams, any
chance I get to talk or
attend an event, I'm
willing to do it. It's
an honor to be in the situation
that I am in, to help spread
awareness and to help anybody
in any way that I can," said
Jason Snelling, an Atlanta
Falcons running back. *lI enjoy
speaking out and trying to
spread awareness for some
thing that is really put on the
back burner. It's something
Snelling
star
that a lot of people deal with
everyday."
Singer Prince recently
revealed that he experienced
seizures as a child and was
picked on frequently. He said
as a result hp Hariri
ed to be as flashy and
loud as he could be.
Actor Danny Glover,
who suffered from
epilepsy for several
years, begin to speak
out publicly about
his experiences more
than a decade ago.
The 63-year-old
"Lethal Weapon"
/q that hp ha? nnt haH a
seizure since he was 35.
Baltimore Ravens Corner
Back Samari Rolle is also open
about his epilepsy and his
methods for controlling
seizures.
For more information on
Epilepsy, go to
www.epilepsyfoundation .org .
Exhibit
from page A8
music, and several refer
ences are made to operas.
The title of the show refers
to Sir Peter Maxwell Davies*
"8 Songs for a Mad King."
Other topics of her work
deal with race and class and
allegorical landscapes.
Ingersol received her
MFA from Maryland
Institute College, the
Hoffenberger School of
Painting. She has done post
graduate work at Vermont
College of Norwich
University and received an
MBA from Harvard
Graduate School of Business
Administration; a BA in
Mathematics from Oberlin
College; and a BM in Music
Composition from Oberlin
Conservatory.
For more information,
call the Delta Arts at 336
722-2625 or send an email
to delta2611@bellsouth.net.
From left: Black Men for Change VP Neiman Murrell;
BMC Advisor Chevara Orrin; Arts Council President
Milton Rhodes; BMC President Justin Redd; and BMC
Member Rudy Jones.
Awards
from page AS
Authoring Action, an organi
zation that encourages
teenagers to express them
selves through the arts.
Lindsay's award was pre
sented by Gerry Patton,
executive director of the
North Carolina Black
Repertory Company.
Henderson, Triad region
al manager for Wealth
Management at Wachovia,
won the Arts Council Award
for exhibiting an extraordi
nary commitment to volun
teer service and making sig
nificant contributions to the
local arts community.
Henderson has been a mem
ber of the Arts Council
Board for several years and
is a past chair of the
Council's annual campaign.
The Winston-Salem State
University student group
Black Men for Change
received special recognition
for their volunteerism in the
arts.
Since 2007, Black Men
for Change members have
been members of the
Winston-Salem Symphony
Encore Society, serving as
ushers and hosts at a number
of high-profile Symphony
events.
The organization also
hosts an annual on-campus
event that promotes music,
spoken word and the visual
arts. The next event, "Cool
Relax III: An Evening of
Arts at Diggs Gallery," is
designed to raise awareness
and encourage other students
to participate in the cultural
offerings at WSSU. A per
centage of this year's pro
ceeds will benefit the Arts
Based Elementary School.
During the meeting, it
was also announced that
Richard A. Noll, chairman
and CEO of Hanesbrands,
and Mike Ernst, senior vice
president and general man
ager at Hanesbrands, will
chair Phase Three of the Arts
Council's $26 million
Comprehensive Campaign.
"The last dollars are usu
ally a "Challenge," said
Milton Rhodes, president
and CEO of the Arts
Council, "but we are on
schedule and confident of
meeting our goal. We are
extremely fortunate to have
two people with the leader
ship skills of Rich Noll and
Mike Ernest to head our
campaign team and get us
across the finish line."
A LtctHiDAKv Special Gvesi
MCT Ph oiu
Bobby Stale, the co
founder of the Black
Panther Party, is slated
to speak at an event
marking the 40th
Anniversary of the
Winston-Salem Chapter
of the Black Panther
Party on Saturday, Nov.
7 at the Martin Luther
King Jr.
Recreation Center, 2001
Pittsburg Ave. The event,
which is open to the pub
lic, will be from 1-6
p.m.
Also, an anniversary
worship service will be
held on Sunday, Nov. 8
at 11 a.m. at Shekinah
Glory Church
International, 1300
Furlough Ave. in High
Point.
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