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Newsome's House Calls: Facebook chats

Posted at 4:34 PM, Jun 23, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-23 17:34:26-04

June 1 - Cynthia and Ed Newsome encourage you to take part in Newsome's House Calls. We want everyone to call 3 friends and encourage them to do self-exams and get a mammogram

June 2 - Discussion with Consuelo Ross of Surviving the Odds provides mammogram parties where women can get their friends and have a party while getting mammograms.

June 3 – Ed and Cynthiatalk about being healthy and encourage women not to be afraid of getting a mammogram.  

June 4 – Karla Nichols, President of Cancer Action, Inc talks about the difficulties of cancer and how Cancer Action intervenes to help.

June 5 -Crystal Doranof Early Detection Works explains how the organization can help women get a mammogram if they cannot afford one.

June 6 - Broderick Crawford, executive director of NBC Community Development Corporation's health initiative, about the challenges many people in Wyandotte County face while trying to access breast health services.

June 7 – Radiologist  Dr. Linda Harrison, of Diagnostic Imaging Centers explains the different types of mammograms and the ages women should start self exams and mammograms.

June 8 - Sharon Payne, President of BraCoutourKC offers low income women assistance getting mammograms, post- mastectomy prosthetics and support.

June 9 - Carli Good, President of Susan G. Komen Kansas City talked about breast cancer research and funding.   Celine Copenhagen, a survivor, talked about how research helped her 

June 10 - Discussion with Jamie Myers, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Cancer Center about "Chemo Brain" research and what women can do to overcome it. 

June 11 - Cynthia and her husband Ed explain why women should not be afraid of being diagnosed with breast cancer -- the real fear should be finding out they have breast cancer too late. 

June 12 - Paula Hoffman, is a breast services tech in Samuel U. Rodgers breast Center in Kansas City. Her mother also died of breast cancer. She explains her passion to get women screened. 

June 13 - Sherri Roulette-Mosley is the founder of That Pink Roulette Sisters' Circle of Hope. She is inpired to help breast cancer patients in memory of her sister who died of breast cancer. 

June 14 - Christina Bernal-Estudillo works at the Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Breast Cancer. 

June 15 - Tameka Dickerson, discovered a lump in her breast before she ws 30 years old. She got a second opinion when the first doctor dismissed it as 'nothing.'

June 16 -- Bob and Barbara Unell of Back in the Swing talk about what breast cancer survivors need to do to lead healthy lives and minimize risk of recurrence. 

June 17 - Cynthia's 5-year anniversary mammogram -- live from Saint Luke's East Hospital with radiologist Dr. Ruby Meierotto. 

June 18 - Joan Burns is a breast cancer survivor who talks about her diagnosis and treatment and what she learned through the experience. 

June 19 - Marie Frasure of Mt. Carmel Redevelopment Corporation talks about the organizations, free health fairs and the mobile mammography unit for financially challenged women. 

June 20 - Nedra Bonds,  is an artist and breast cancer survivor. She shares her quilts and talked about her journey and how her art and life's philosophy sustained her. 

June 21 - Jo Beth Herrick  is director of the Bloch Cancer Institute at Truman Medical Center. talked about their program using people in the community to help, support and encourage patients. 

June 22 – Bob Trafter, is a male breast cancer patient who is still in treatment several years after his diagnosis. He talked about what men experience in diagnosis and treatment and post treatment.

June 23- Renita Cain is a breast cancer patient who exercised during her treatment and lost 175 pounds.  She also relied  on positive thinking and her faith.