Gary Heath, age 72, noticed he was coughing more and coughing up more "junk" so when he was at his annual appointment with his primary care physician, he pointed to a calendar in the room that promoted lung cancer screenings and said, "I think I need that." His doctor, Dr. Frank Marino, agreed Gary was a candidate and before long, the former smoker and previous firefighter of 32 years was scheduled for a low-dose CT lung scan.
Read MoreThe June E. Nylen Cancer Center providers and staff have a continued commitment to offer the most advanced cancer diagnosis and treatment options to our service area. Our most recent Annual Report demonstrates this commitment by highlighting many of the accomplishments and updates of our Cancer Center for Fiscal Year 2023. This Report also emphasizes the needs of our organization as we look to the future of cancer care.
Read MoreThroughout October Wilson Trailer worked to “Block Out Cancer” and requested support to help achieve their goal of filling all the punch holes on a Wilson livestock trailer that was sitting out front of their corporate office in Sioux City, IA. The ”Block Out Cancer” goal was achieved and Wilson Trailer Company recently presented the June E. Nylen Cancer Center with the proceeds raised plus their match.
Read MoreThe June E. Nylen Cancer Center is proud to be a part of Shine a Light on Lung Cancer this November which is the largest coordinated lung cancer awareness program in the United States. Shine a Light on Lung Cancer educates, connects, and celebrates lung cancer communities while raising awareness about the disease.
Read MoreIn their commitment to ensure patients have the best options for cancer diagnosis and treatment, the June E. Nylen Cancer Center (JENCC) has made many updates over the last 5 years including most recently upgrading their state-of-the-art PET scanner. Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool in the diagnosis and staging of cancer, including re-staging throughout treatment. Cutting-edge technology is only one aspect of excellent cancer care – you also need skilled, compassionate, and reliable staff that are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients.
Read MoreBe sure to hit your brakes and stop by the Tyson Event Center parking lot between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 20 for a FREE breakfast! Brake for Breakfast’s purpose is to raise awareness about important cancer screenings as early detection can save your life.
Read MoreThis October Wilson Trailer is working to “Block Out Cancer” and you can help achieve their goal of filling all punch holes on a Wilson livestock trailer, sitting out front of their corporate office in Sioux City, IA.
Read MoreOctober means PINK! Pink means Breast Cancer Awareness. And while we care for more types of cancer than just breast cancer, this October, there are multiple ways you can support the June E. Nylen Cancer Center and our mission of providing the most advanced cancer care here in Siouxland through prevention, treatment, and research.
Read MoreFriday, September 8 was a great day for the 24th annual Pink Ribbon Golf Classic! The sold out tournament raised an amazing $35,386. This brings the historical grand total raised through this event to more than $646,500.
Read MoreThe third annual ATV Poker Run & Cancer Benefit Ride on Saturday, July 22 was a wonderful day! This year a record $6,720 was raised for the June E. Nylen Cancer Center’s Patient Assistance Fund. That brings the total raised over all three years to more than $15,000.
Read MoreRecently 40-year-old Greg Schardt walked through the doors of the June E. Nylen Cancer Center to meet with the providers and staff as a representative of Genentech as part of his job as an account manager with the pharmaceutical company. It brought back a flood of memories. Memories from 1998 to 2012 when he was a patient at the June E. Nylen Cancer Center.
Read MoreCommercial Chaos for a Cure features a bobtail semi poker run throughout Northwest Iowa, a free-will donation lunch with awesome raffle opportunities, a jake brake contest, and a night filled with truck and tractor pulls. It all happens in Sanborn, IA and benefits the June E. Nylen Cancer Center.
Read MoreGet your ATV motors running for a great event at the Talsma’s Trail Park near Avon, SD. Organizers have planned the third annual Cancer Benefit Ride/Poker Run to benefit the June E. Nylen Cancer Center.
Read MoreA new clinical trial is open to patients who had chemotherapy 3 or more months ago and who are now experiencing numbness, tingling, or pain in their hands or feet. See the list of criteria for this trial and call for more information.
Read MoreThe annual Pink Ribbon Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday, September 8 at the Whispering Creek Golf Course in Sioux City. Team check-in is 8:00 am and the shotgun start is at 9:00 am. A delicious grilled pork chop meal with sides follows with prizes announced as well as raffle and auction items. The Pink Ribbon Golf Classic does sell out so commit to sponsoring and/or registering a team quickly.
Read MoreAt the June E. Nylen Cancer Center and the Aalfs Family Foundation Radiation Oncology Department, we take extra precautions to make sure that every patient receives minimal radiation exposure during treatment. We use AlignRT®, the premier radiation therapy guidance system, for Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) with two state-of-the-art TrueBeam™ linear accelerator treatment machines. This system, from Vision RT, has been shown to reduce radiation exposure to healthy tissue.
Read More"For those who fight for it, life has a different flavor the sheltered will never know." Jeremy McClure says that is not his original quote, but that of Theodore Roosevelt, and those words ring true to him as a survivor of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.
Read MoreRock the Cure on April 15, 2023 was presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Klinger Companies to support the June E. Nylen Cancer Center’s Patient Assistance Program. This program allows the cancer center to offer financial assistance to struggling patients.
Read MoreApril is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, the most common cancer in men in their 20s and 30s. Dr. Nibash Budhathoki, one of our Medical Oncologists, was recently interviewed by KTIV News 4 about Testicular Cancer, if there is a screening for it, and about its treatment.
Read MoreWe are committed to providing the most advanced cancer treatment in the region and that requires state-of-the-art technology. KTIV’s Healthbeat story from April 11 shares why our new cutting-edge PET scanner is important to physicians, staff, and patients like 38-year-old Shandy Grant who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2019 and has had more than a dozen PET scans since then.
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