Welcome Letter

It's hard to believe it's August already – where has the summer gone? Enjoy the nice weather and keep an eye out for some unusual sights around Central Ohio this month. First there’s the bright pink RV that is Komen on the Go, heading to the Ohio State Fair from August 5th-8th.

The following week dozens of golfers will hit the links at the Glenross Golf Club as part of Golf for the Cure, followed by members of the inaugural Columbus Marathon for the Cure team running together at the One Mile Event in Westerville.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and we hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events!

Katie, Jill, Beth, Megan, Becca and Natalie
The Staff of Komen Columbus

Komen Columbus News and Events

Komen on the Go
With people all over the country taking road trips this summer, you just never know what you’re going to encounter on the interstate. One thing you can bet on seeing on the highways of central Ohio is a bright pink RV called Komen on the Go™.

This year, Komen on the Go will be rolling through the Ohio State Fair from Thursday, August 5 through Sunday, August 8.

Komen On the Go will arrive with a pink interactive learning center complete with:
• Life-saving recommendations about breast health awareness.
• Inspirational videos.
• “Graffiti walls” for sharing memories or pledging support for the cause.
• Tips on supporting loved ones facing breast cancer.
• Information on local breast cancer resources available to men and women in Central and Southeastern Ohio.

Make sure to stop by Komen on the Go after you’ve had your fill of lemon shake-ups, funnel cakes and other fair delights. You can’t miss us – we’ll be in the bright pink RV.


Golf for the Cure
It’s not too late to register as an individual or as part of a foursome for the upcoming Golf for the Cure on Friday, August 13 at the Glenross Golf Club. Spend the day on the links and have fun while we provide lunch and dinner. Click here to register.

One Mile Event
Join the Komen Columbus Marathon for the Cure team at the One Mile event on Sunday, August 15 at 9 a.m. in Westerville, hosted by Second Sole Racing. 

Massage Envy
Go ahead, you deserve it! Visit any Massage Envy location in Central Ohio on Tuesday, September 14 and receive a one-hour therapeutic massage session for $49, $15 of which will be donated to Komen Columbus. Reservations for Massage for the Cure begin on August 14, 2010. To find your nearest Massage Envy center, visit www.massageenvy.com. To date, Massage for the Cure has raised more than $1.4 million for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Register Online for the First Susan G. Komen Israel Race for the Cure®
Online registration is now open for those who wish to go in person or participate virtually in the historic first Susan G. Komen Israel Race for the Cure® in Jerusalem October 28. Visit www.komen.org/israel to register now.

Outreach Events

Interested in attending a program on survivorship or helping out with a service program in the community? Check out our list of upcoming events sponsored by Komen Columbus Grant Programs and be sure to visit our web site for more outreach events.

Event: OhioHealth Multi-Specialty Second Opinion Clinic - Breast Cancer Clinic
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Riverside Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Road
Description: Clinic is open to anyone with a positive diagnosis of breast cancer who would like a second professional medical opinion.
Contact Info: Call to schedule an appointment, (614) 566-4321

Event: Journaling your Breast Cancer Journey
Date: Saturday Mornings
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Grady Memorial Hospital, Delaware County
Description: Instructor Kim Byerly is an Art Educator & Breast Cancer Survivor
Explore color, texture, bookbinding and journaling in this fun three-session class. All levels of ability are invited to paint beautiful papers, learn several amazing book structures and finish them by adding words, doodles, images, etc of your personal journey. Dress for mess.

Event: You Are Not Alone – On-going Support Groups for Young Women Facing Breast Cancer
Date: First 3 Tuesdays of every month
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: YSC Central Ohio Office, 7716 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite A, Columbus OH  43235
Contact: Christine Walker, Support Group Facilitator, 614-470-0300
Details/Registration Info: These monthly support groups are for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Join at any time, please call or email to register and for more information. 

Event: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic
Date: August 3, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Athens County OUCOM Parks Hall in Athens
Contact: OUCOM Community Health Programs, 1-800-844-2654
Details/Registration Info: Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and vouchers for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women.
Other Sponsoring Organizations: Provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Contact Info: For an appointment, please call 1-800-844-2654.

Event: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic
Date: August 4, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Scenic Hills Nursing Center in Gallia County
Contact: OUCOM Community Health Programs, 1-800-844-2654
Details/Registration Info: Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and vouchers for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women.
Other Sponsoring Organizations: Provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Contact Info: For an appointment, please call 1-800-844-2654.

Event: Survivor Arm Clinics for Lymphedema Prevention and Treatment
Date: August 10, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Call for an appointment time.
Location: St. Ann’s Hospital Jan’s Place
Contact: Sharon Inzetta, 614-234-8124.

Event: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic
Date: August 17, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Athens County OUCOM Parks Hall in Athens
Contact: OUCOM Community Health Programs, 1-800-844-2654
Details/Registration Info: Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and vouchers for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women.
Other Sponsoring Organizations: Provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Contact Info: For an appointment, please call 1-800-844-2654.

Event: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic
Date: August 18, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Perry County Senior Center, New Lexington in Perry County
Contact: OUCOM Community Health Programs, 1-800-844-2654
Details/Registration Info: Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and vouchers for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women.
Other Sponsoring Organizations: Provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Contact Info: For an appointment, please call 1-800-844-2654.

Event: Breast Health Education and Screening for Asian Women: Japanese and Korean Screening Day
Date: August 21, 2010
Location: 3851 Refugee Road, in front of Laotian Mutual Assisance office (LMAA).
Contact: 432-0513 or 402-3384
Details/Registration Info: Free mammograms available with translation assistance and culturally competent breast health education provided. Call to schedule an appointment.
Other sponsoring organizations: Oncology Nursing Society of Central Ohio; Mount Carmel Women’s Health will provide the mobile mammography services for the day.

Event: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic
Date: August 24, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Vinton County Health Department in McArthur, Vinton County
Contact: OUCOM Community Health Programs, 1-800-844-2654
Details/Registration Info: Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and vouchers for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women.
Other Sponsoring Organizations: Provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Contact Info: For an appointment, please call 1-800-844-2654.

Event: Look Listen and Feel Lymphedema Care Class
Date: August 24, 2010
Time: 1-3:30 p.m.
Location: Mount Carmel West Women’s Health Center
Contact: Sharon Inzetta, 614-234-8124
Details/Registration Info: Call to register for this class.

Event: Meigs County Cancer Initiative's (MCCI) Think Pink Program Women's Health Day
Date: August 31, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Portland Community Center, Meigs County, Ohio
Contact: Norma Torres, Program Director, 740-992-2161 ext. 236 or retirednurse619@yahoo.com  
Details: This will be one of four community outreach health screening days to provide low cost or free OSU Mobile Mammograms, free mobile GYN exams and CBE instruction via OU COM, Komen funded, services. Free health services may include but are not limited to cholesterol and glucose testing, body mass index measurement, diabetes counseling, blood pressure measurement, pulse oiymetry, pulmonary function testing, Dexascans, nutrition education and dissemination of fecal occult testing materials.
Other sponsoring agencies: The Ohio State University Medical Center and Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, OU COM, Holzer Medical Center's Community Health Program, the Parish Nurse Program of the Meigs County Methodist Cooperative Parish, River Rose Clinic of O'Bleness Hospital of Athens, Meigs County Health Department Cardiovascular Health Program, OSU Extension Office Nutrition Educator and MCCI volunteers.

Event: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic
Date: August 31, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Portland Community Center in Meigs County
Contact: OUCOM Community Health Programs, 1-800-844-2654
Details/Registration Info: Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast health education, and vouchers for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured women.
Other Sponsoring Organizations: Provided as a community service by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Community Health Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Projects of Southeast Ohio, and the Columbus Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Contact Info: For an appointment, please call 1-800-844-2654.

Event: Seventh Annual Berger Health Foundation Golf Classic
Date: September 21, 2010
Time: Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Foxfire Golf Club in Lockbourne, Ohio
Contact: Call Jerad Wood, (740) 420-8209, or visit www.bergerfoundation.org for more details.
Details: Event proceeds will be used to purchase additional digital mammography equipment at Berger Health System in Pickaway County.
Other Sponsoring agencies: Event sponsored in part by Constance Care Home Healthcare. 

Grantee Spotlight

The Battelle Breast Care Center at Madison County Hospital
Dr. Mitchell Spahn, Director of The Battelle Breast Care Center and Mona Flax, the Director of Development for the Madison County Hospital Foundation, know that Madison County has a breast cancer mortality issue; the county ranks first out of 30 counties in our service area for mortality. To help combat that dismal statistic, Dr. Spahn and Ms. Flax are working to spread awareness of breast cancer throughout their community, as well as reducing barriers to care and asking local survivors to help share their stories.

Dr. Spahn sees women in his OB/GYN practice every day that haven’t made an appointment for their annual mammogram, women that don’t know about their risk for breast cancer or don’t realize that early detection can save their lives. Ms. Flax, a survivor herself, works diligently with the hospital staff and healthcare providers to make sure women don’t slip through the cracks and miss potentially life-saving treatment. 

What began as a hospital-driven community campaign has become a comprehensive program that assists women throughout the continuum of care. From basic breast health education, to free screening mammography, to patient navigation and survivorship support, the Madison County “Breast Cancer Education, Screening and Treatment Project” funded by Komen Columbus does it all. Although the program is just beginning, it is making a difference in the lives of many women already.

For more information about the grant program at the Battelle Breast Care Center at Madison County Hospital, please contact Mona Flax.