Patient Testimonial - "What Having Cancer Has Taught Me"

APRIL 2020: Attacking challenges head on is nothing new to 51-year old Delaine Krager of Paullina, Iowa. Delaine had been managing having Graves’ disease as well as a blood disorder for years and controlling aspects of her life that could impact these health factors. Delaine found a lump in her left breast but watched it for a while as lumps throughout her body was a symptom of her Graves’ disease. “But this one kept growing and didn’t seem right,” she said.

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Christie Finnegan
Patient Testimonial - "I Have Realized the Importance of the 3 F's"

NOVEMBER 2019: Francis, “Fran,” Palmersheim has been fortunate to do a lot in his life. “I’ve used my knowledge and abilities to help people,” says the 74-year old Sioux City man who started two local businesses and until recently, served on the Sioux City Parks and Recreational Board. “This keeps me sharp and I’ve gotten to know a lot of people.” Fran has not let pancreatic cancer stop him.

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Christie Finnegan
Patient Testimonial - "How One Small 'Spot' Has Had Such A Huge Impact"

NOVEMBER 2019: This Thanksgiving Lynette Kron is extra grateful. The 58-year old from Fonda, Iowa just finished her last chemotherapy treatment. While she rang the bell in the June E. Nylen Cancer Center (JENCC) lobby, she and husband of 33 years, Michael, say they are really going to celebrate this New Year’s Eve. They are going to applaud this year coming to an end and it being another new year – a cancer free year.

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Christie Finnegan
Patient Testimonial - "I'm Not Strong, I'm Just Not Good At Losing"

NOVEMBER 2019: Rita DeJong, now age 66, has always been good about getting her annual health checks, including being diligent with her yearly routine mammogram screening for more than 15 years. So, it was a surprise when she received a call the afternoon after her last mammogram telling her based on the results, they need to check out more. Rita had a breast biopsy and was told it “was worrisome.” In December 2018 Rita was diagnosed with Triple Positive Breast Ductal Cancer.

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Christie Finnegan
Siouxland Big Give Funds Infrared Vein Finder

Thank you to the supporters of the Siouxland Big Give that helped us fund the purchase of an infrared vein finder that both our staff and patients think makes a significant difference when starting IVs. This piece of equipment helps our clinicians find and access the best veins and provides vein mapping without any radiation.

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Christie Finnegan
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) For Liver Cancer Now Available In Siouxland

Until recently, Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) was not a local option for cancer patients. SIRT, a type of internal radiotherapy also known as radioembolization, is primarily used to treat inoperable primary or metastatic liver tumors but there is a lot of research happening to determine how additionally can be used. The June E. Nylen Cancer Center (JENCC) oncologists now work closely with Dr. Neal Khurana, an interventional radiologist, who performs SIRT in Siouxland.

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Christie Finnegan
Honor Caregivers This November

There are more than 90 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or the frailties of old age. We want to honor all of our patients’ caregivers during National Caregiver Month and we address that this year meant new realities for family caregivers to face.

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Christie Finnegan