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U-M CCC - Progress Newsletter Winter 2003 Online

Notes from around the Cancer Center

• Massage Therapy Clinic Opens
• U-M Shines as One of Nation's Top 10 Cancer Programs
• Scoring Funds for Cancer Patients

Massage Therapy Clinic Opens

Massage can be a helpful complementary therapy for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Benefits may include pain relief, stress and anxiety reduction, improved circulation and decreased physical fatigue. Massage therapy provided by a nationally certified therapist with training in oncology massage is now available to U-M Cancer Center patients and family members.

"I believe caring touch is the greatest gift one can give. To see someone smile as I gently massage their body, to watch as someone drifts off to sleep after receiving massage following countless nights without sleep, or to lessen someone's pain by even one degree -- there is no greater gift. I am thrilled to be part of this new program, which will complement services already offered by providing new opportunities for stress relief and pain management."says Liz Prince, M.A., L.P.C., nationally certified massage therapist (in the photo at left).

Appointments are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Prices range from $16 for a 15-minute massage to $30 for 30 minutes. Call (734) 615-4012 to make an appointment.

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U-M Shines as One of Nation's Top 10 Cancer Programs
Congratulations to our faculty and staff for their role in helping the U-M Cancer Center move up in the U.S. News & World Report's 2002 national ranking of cancer programs from 11th to 9th. The U-M Health System also made it into the top 10, ranking 8th among the nation's leading health care institutions -- the only hospital in Michigan to make the honor roll of the 17 "Best Hospitals."

Scoring Funds for Cancer Patients
Some people will do anything to help fight cancer! On June 15, 2002, 625 women voluntarily spent the day learning the fundamentals of football in order to benefit the Coach Carr Cancer Fund. Established by the University of Michigan's head football coach, Lloyd Carr (shown with assistant coach and academy director Erik Campbell, left), the fund supplements patient care and wellness programs at the U-M Cancer Center.This year, all proceeds benefited the Grief and Loss Program which supports bereaved families through their difficult journey.

What's a day like at the Football Academy? Coach Carr, along with the U-M coaching staff, football players and volunteers, begin by instructing attendees on such basics as each position on the field, how to throw and catch a football and so on. After a lunch provided by the event's premier sponsor, Outback Steakhouse, the women get to run through the tunnel and onto the field at Michigan Stadium, where they put their lessons to the test by actually running offensive and defensive plays.

This is not only a day filled with fun aspects of learning the game of football but also embracing the game of life - giving back to those who support and block for you, being inspired by the one making the selfless play and sacrificing for the good of the team. These same lessons are shared daily by cancer survivors, their families and healthcare professionals facing the challenges of living with cancer and the battle for the cure.

For information about next year's event, please contact Janet Roth at (734) 764-7170 or visit the Michigan Football Women's Academy web page.

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