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PATRONS | Spring 2016 9 Miracle of Living 2016 Calendar Get Engaged in Your Health: Attend a Miracle of Living Lecture Miracle of Living At Torrance Memorial's Hoffman Health Conference Center 7 p.m. APRIL 20 End of Life Planning MAY 18 Imaging and Technology JUNE 15 Sleep/Insomnia JULY 20 Menopause AUGUST 17 Diabetes/Amputation Prevention SEPTEMBER 21 Navigating the Health Care System OCTOBER 19 Breast Cancer Miracle of Living at the Beach e Miracle of Living at the Beach lectures offer timely health topics to the public three times a year at Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach. Shade Hotel, 1221 N. Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach 7:30 p.m. JULY 19 Improving Memory and Challenging the Brain See page 7 for more details. OCTOBER 25 Men's Health: Raising Awareness for Prostate and Testicular Cancer When a mastectomy is required, reconstruction is usually requested by the patient to ensure she feels confident about her appearance. Lisa Jewell, MD, reconstructive/plastic surgeon, highlighted the three surgical options available after a mastectomy—implant-only reconstruction, implant and tissue reconstruction, and tissue-only reconstruction. With implant-only reconstruction, a tissue expander is placed under the pectoralis muscle. is expander is saline filled and adjustable and allows the woman to wake up after the mastectomy with a breast mound. Another relatively new type of reconstruction is bilateral abdominal flap reconstruction, during which no implants are used; rather the breasts are reconstructed from the patient's own tissue. In addition to an exceptional team of plastic and reconstructive surgeons, Dr. Jewell's office offers a tattoo artist specializing in nipple tattooing to create a new nipple in cases where the nipple was removed. yra Endicott, MD, radiation oncologist, explains that radiation therapy is very effective in treating breast cancer. Radiation can offer the ability to preserve the breast, thereby preserving sensation following radiation. Radiation also lowers the risk of recurrence. Breast cancer survivor Evelyn Calip, RN, shared the outcome of her experience. She started the Breast Reconstruction Mentorship Program as well as a breast cancer support group, Evelyn's Breast Friends Forever (BFF). Both groups offer emotional support to women struggling with breast cancer, as well as answer questions survivors may have. Torrance Memorial offers a multi-disciplinary team and expertise to treat breast cancer patients. "Having a team of compassionate and caring experts right here in the South Bay allows us to provide the cutting-edge technology and psychological support to our breast cancer patients," says Nancy Lean, director of the Hunt Cancer Institute. 1: The event set up at Shade Hotel. 2: Erin Fiorito, Laura McIn re, Judith Gassner, Sherry Kramer; Front: Ann O'Brien, Janie Honeycu , Pat Lucy. 3:Terry Hohm, Judith Gassner, Laura Schenasi, Rich Lucy, Pat Lucy. 4: Back: Patricia Sacks, MD, Nancy Lean, RN, Thyra Endico , MD, Melanie Friedlander, MD, Lisa Jewell, MD; Front: Linda Maynor-Gardea, RN, CN-BN, Vanessa Dickey, MD, and Evelyn Calip, RN, BSN PROGRESS NOTES 4