Breast Cancer Resource Guide Chicago's South Side

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1 Breast Cancer Resource Guide Chicago's South Side

2 Estimated U.S. Cancer Cases* 2010 *Excludes basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinoma except urinary bladder. Source: American Cancer Society

3 Table of Contents Breast Cancer General Information..Page 2 Symptoms.....Page 7 Screening Information Page 8 Locations for Screening...Page 12 Resources Page 18 Notes.Page 20 1

4 General Information Breast Cancer: The Facts Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women following skin cancer 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime African American women have the highest. death rates from breast cancer Source: American Cancer Society 2

5 Death Rates from Breast Cancer Nearly 2x higher in Chicago than in NY General Information Source: Cancer Causes Control 3

6 Breast Cancer Death Rates in Chicago General Information Source: Cancer Causes Control 4

7 Why are Death Rates Higher in Chicago? General Information Women in Chicago are less likely to get proper screening because they lack access to institutions that provide quality screenings New York has 11 safety-net institutions that offer screening services, whereas Chicago has only one 5

8 General Information Know Your Family History 35% of breast cancers run in families. Know your family s medical background to see if you are at increased risk for breast cancer. Source: Wichita Clinic 6

9 Symptoms Symptoms of Breast Cancer No symptoms most common A lump might not be cancer but you need to see your doctor Changes in shape and feel of breasts 7

10 Screening Information Early Detection Matters! Self Breast Exam: Know your breasts Clinical Breast Exam Mammography (X-ray exam) Robin Roberts Good Morning America Anchor, Breast Cancer Survivor Diahann Carroll Singer, Actress, Breast Cancer Survivor 8

11 Self Breast Exam 80% of lumps found by women Screening Information Know your breast once you have them 9

12 Mammography Screening Information Yearly for women over 40 years of age Small lesion (arrow) found on mammography 10

13 Tumor Sizes Screening Information Pea Quarter Mammography can recognize a lump as small as a single pea, while women doing regular breast self exams often don t find a lump until it is the size of a quarter. 11

14 Clinical Breast Exam By Your Doctor Every 3 years for women age Yearly for women over age 40 More frequent for high-risk patients Screening Information 12

15 Locations Screening Information Facility Location Requirements Transportation Roseland Hospital Roseland Community Hosp 45 W 111th St Chicago, IL Uninsured Payment plans, other programs available Insured You are covered CTA Bus Lines #34 South Michigan #119 Michigan #8A South Halsted #111 Pullman Department of Health Roseland Community Health Roseland Community Health S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL Roseland Residents Community now has access to affordable primary healthcare without using ER CTA Bus Lines #119 Michigan #34 South Michigan #8A South Halsted #111 Pullman Clinics Roseland Neighborhood Health Clinic 200 E 115 th St Chicago, IL Uninsured Co-payment required Insured You are covered CTA Bus Lines #19 Michigan #34 South Michigan #8A South Halsted #111 Pullman IBCCP-Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Chicago Family Health Center 9119 S Exchange Ave Chicago, IL x1616 Contact site for enrollment requirements 13

16 Roseland Health Resources Screening Information 1. Chicago Family Health Center 2. Roseland Community Health Center 3. Roseland Community Hospital 4. Roseland Neighborhood Health Clinic 14

17 Locations Screening Information Facility Location Requirements Transportation The University of Chicago Medical Cancer (UCMC) 5841 S Maryland Ave Chicago, IL (toll-free call) The University of Chicago CTA Bus Lines #4 Cottage Grove #55 Garfield #170, #171, #171 travel in and around campus #2 and #192 express bus service is also available during rush hours to/from the UCMC and downtown Chicago CTA L Line Green Line Exit at Cottage Grove and walk 4 blocks north or take #4 Cottage Grove bus Metra Train Metra Electric Line Exit at 59 th Street stop and walk 7 blocks west or take #59 59th/61st bus Little Company of Mary Hospital Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers 2800 W 95th St Evergreen Park, IL CTA Bus Line #95W Exit at Western and walk 4 blocks west 15

18 Roseland Health Resources Screening Information 6 6. Little Company of Mary Hospital 5. The University of Chicago Medical Center 16

19 Screening Information Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) IBCCP allows free screening for women who qualify Includes free mammograms, Pap tests, and breast and pelvic exams Since 1995 more than 102,000 women have been screened through this program Contact: The University of Chicago (toll-free) Chicago Family Health Center x

20 Resources Resources Cancer Resource Center at The University of Chicago Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine 5758 S Maryland Ave Chicago, IL Cancer Support Center 2028 Elm Rd Homewood, IL Cancer Medicine Group 2301 E 93rd St, #110 Chicago, IL Gilda's Club Chicago 537 N Wells St Chicago, IL

21 Resources Websites The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center cancer.uchicago.edu American Cancer Society cancer.org Cancer Coach acancercoach.com Gilda s Club Chicago gildasclubchicago.org National Breast Cancer Foundation nationalbreastcancer.org African American Breast Cancer Alliance aabcainc.org National Women s Health Information Center womenshealth.gov National Cancer Institute cancer.gov For Younger Women With Breast Cancer youngsurvival.org Breast Cancer Support bcsupport.org Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation tnbcfoundation.org Sisters Network Inc. sistersnetworkinc.org 19

22 Notes 20

23 Important Things to Remember! Breast cancer has several risk factors some can be modified Early detection and up-to-date treatment leads to better outcomes Three-pronged approach to screening: Breast self exam Clinical breast exam Mammography Share what you know!

24 Created by: Chicago Vocational Career Academy students selected by The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Engagement and Cancer Disparities to participate in the Empowering Neighborhood Resources in Combating Health Disparities (ENRICH D ) Program sponsored in part by Exelon.