UMC Health System - Physician Notes

For information about receiving copies of Physician Notes, or to subscribe to the digital edition, please email physician.notes@umchealthsystem.com. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1.806.775.8755. CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1.806.775.8755. UMC Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. UMC™Health System does not exclude people or treat them dif ferently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. UMC Health System: + Provides free aids and ser vices to people with disabilities to communicate ef fectively with us, such as: − Qualified sign language interpreters − Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats) + Provides free language ser vices to people whose primar y language is not English, such as: − Qualified interpreters − Information written in other languages If you need these ser vices, ask at the Information Desk in the Main Lobby or the staf f in UMC's Ser vice Development Department (806.775.8755). If you believe that UMC Health System has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: UMC Service Development Department, 602 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79415, 806.775.8755, aaron.davis@umchealthsystem.com. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the staff in UMC's Service Development Department (806.775.8755) is available to help you. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser vices, Of fice for Civil Rights, electronically through the Of fice for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal. hhs.gov/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser vices 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201 800.868.1019, 800.537.7697 (TDD) Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/of fice/file/index.html MAPPING THE FUTURE OF UTILIZING NUMEROUS LEADING-EDGE CLINICAL TRIALS, THE UMC SOUTHWEST CANCER CENTER IS WORKING WITH TOMORROW'S CANCER TREATMENTS, TODAY. FOR MORE THAN three decades, the UMC Southwest Cancer Center has been participating in some of the newest and most advanced clinical trials across the country. "We're committed to developing a world-class clinical trials program," said Sanjay Awasthi, M.D., director of the Southwest Cancer Center at UMC Health System. "It's our goal to use everything available to bring hope to patients who may have no other options for treatment." Today, the Cancer Center is working with roughly 11clinical trials, some of which include: + A new Phase 1 Clinical Trial testing a drug — developed by the Texas Tech University Cancer Research Center — that combines fenretinide and safingol in such a way that it's caused major regression of response to cancers in mice and animals. + One clinical trial is testing a drug called anamycin, which is believed to help reduce heart damage during chemotherapy or from diseases such as leukemia orlymphoma. + e Lung MAP trial uses the genetic makeup and characteristics of a patient's cancer to develop tailored therapy options. + e FROST trial is a new treatment option for breastcancer that involves using cryotherapy to freeze the cancer. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CANCER CARE, VISIT UMCHEALTHSYSTEM.COM. UNDER "MEDICAL SERVICES," CLICK "CANCER CARE." Cancer Care UMC Health System 602 Indiana Ave Lubbock, TX 79415

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