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By Amy Trezona of Whole Heart Communications

It’s scary to hear the words “you have cancer.” The news of a cancer diagnosis, any type of
cancer diagnosis, literally takes your breath away. And you are knocked to your knees no matter
what age. It’s humbling and vulnerable news. My many years as an oncology nurse I’ve seen
many face a cancer diagnosis with a range of difficult emotions and eventually make their way
toward their own personal resilience and resolve. Along the way they grapple with what it means
to live well.

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Our passion is wellness here and worldwide.

Gearing up for Docs and Ducks on October 23, 2021 (Ducks vs UCLA), we are proud sponsors of the Cascade Medical Team who was established in 2001-2002 by a group of healthcare professionals in Oregon. Their first medical mission was launched in 2002. They are just one of several medical teams, dispatched to Guatemala annually through our affiliate, HELPS International. Their teams range in size from 80-100 volunteers. They are a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization. We seek to help them achieve their mission of providing free healthcare and health education, where medical services are severely lacking along with supporting community development projects to the impoverished population in the Highlands of Guatemala. We both share the vision of providing high quality care where it’s needed most. Since their first medical mission in 2002, the Cascade Medical Team has treated over 22,700 Guatemalans!

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Regardless of the profession you’re in, there’s always a way to channel your entrepreneurial spirit!

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Let me start by asking you a very important question. When you wake up every day, what is the first thing that you think about? Do you immediately start with thoughts on how much you dread the day ahead? Or…. Do you open your eyes and think of all the good things in your life to be thankful for? You may think this an odd way to start a blog, but I assure you it has its purpose.

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When faced with a surgical breast disease, there are no shortages of questions. Getting real answers helps to ease the mind and relieve stress. We expect you to have a lot of questions and you should expect to have them answered. Here are some frequently asked questions.

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Up until 2021, Drs. Winnie Henderson and Chris Kollmorgen were part of a surgical specialist group, here in Lane County for many years. In their daily work, they always set their sights on providing the best in medical care.  Over time, they developed a growing concern with their more tangled and bureaucratic health care delivery environment. As generalists, they performed all kinds of general surgery, but gradually, they sub specialized, developing a primary focus as breast surgical oncologists. They also noticed that their patients had become more anxious, more medically complex, and more often disadvantaged due to their social determinants of health. After years of watching this unfold, they began their journey of finding a better way. Here in their own words, they identify solutions to these intricate problems.

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When you take the “I” out of illness and add “We” you end up with  WELLNESS. While at first it seemed like a crazy idea, the more we all talked about it the more we all realized these four doctors had a lot in common. Drs. Winnie Henderson and Chris Kollmorgen (Oregon Surgical Wellness Surgeons) have  teamed up with Drs. Dunn and Niesley (Pacific Integrative Oncology) to open Lane County’s first surgical wellness clinic.  We are so proud of our collaboration and look forward to offering a blend of data driven integrative care to compliment state of the art surgical care especially for those patients with a cancer diagnosis.  Uniquely trained physicians with natural medicine infused throughout their formal medical education Drs. Stacy Dunn and Michelle Niesley (FABNO) as well as their new fellow, Dr. Stephanie Wang will provide integrative care for surgical and nonsurgical patients at their new second location in Springfield.  Drs. Henderson and Kollmorgen are thrilled to expand their holistic approach to surgical care while working closely with their new collaborators.   In the works: A high risk breast cancer clinic, expanded Telehealth services, Clinical Trials and a robust Survivorship program.  Stay tuned!!