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Alberta Cancer Board Values


	Learn about the Alberta Cancer Board's mission and values; what we do and why people choose to work here. Alberta Cancer Board Values (18 minutes - NOTE: this will take a some time to open because it is a long video)

Nurses are a key part of cancer care

	"We build relationships with our patients," comments Tom Baker Cancer Centre oncology nurse Lisa Shirt. Calgary nurses and patients comment (WMV - 3:01minutes)
	"My experience here with the nurses has been great," comments patient Sharon Pitre. "They are very supportive..." Central Alberta (Red Deer) nurses and patients comment (WMV - 2:24 minutes)
	"The relationships with the patients make it worthwhile," says a Cross Cancer Institute oncology nurse. One of her patients comments, "They take the time to talk with you, and you never feel rushed." Edmonton nurses and patients comment (WMV - 2:09 minutes)
	"It's not phoney; it is very sincere," says Lethbridge patient Don Williams. "When you walk in you are greeted. When you leave you are hugged." Lethbridge nurses and patients comment (WMV -2:14 minutes)

Fundraising / Alberta Cancer Foundation

	Calgary -- In an unusual offstage display of their dancing talents, 27 ballerinas gathered at the Bankers Hall and performed. Their goal: to raise awareness about The Weekend to End Breast Cancer benefiting the Alberta Cancer Foundation. To emphasize the fact that 1 in 9 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, 3 of the 27 ballerinas work pink tutus. Watch Global News story (WMV - 1:06 minutes)
	Hear from some of the people affected by the crucial fund-raising role of the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Because We Care video (high bandwith; WMV - 5:12 minutes) Because We Care video (low bandwith; WMV - 5:12 minutes)
	465 participants joined cycling legend Lance Armstrong in the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s first Tour of Courage, June 22-24, 2007. The event raised $1.2 million for cancer research, education, prevention and care for people throughout Alberta. Watch Global News story (WMV - 2:42 minutes) Watch CTV News story (WMV - 2:01 minutes) Watch promotional video (WMV)

	Province-wide cancer screennig programs ensure as many Albertans as possible benefit from these life-saving tests. These programs are being rolled out across the province. Cancer Screening Programs (CITY-TV,February 20, 2008)
	Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. The Alberta Cancer Board has launched a colorectal cancer screening program for all Albertans. Colorectal Cancer Screening Program (Global News, March 23, 2007)
	The Alberta Cancer Board operates three mobile breast cancer screening units, making breast cancer screening easy and accessible to women in rural communities across Alberta. Global TV News, Edmonton, January 3, 2007 Watch Global News report (MPG), 2 min., 40 sec.
	The Alberta Cancer Board’s Mobile Breast Cancer Screening Program serves more than 100 communities across Alberta . With the help of volunteer translators, the program is also made accessible to immigrant communities in Edmonton and Calgary. CFRN-TV Eyewitness News, Edmonton, May 29,2007 Watch Eyewitness News report (WMV), 2 min., 39 sec.

	Alberta Cancer Board oncologist Dr. John Mackey talks about his research into the role viruses play in breast cancer, and Sandy MacDougall speaks about her personal journey with the disease. Global TV News, Edmonton, November 6, 2006 Launch video (WMV), 2 min., 32 sec.

	Edmonton…Dr. Gino Fallone and his team of medical physicists at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton are the first in the world to successfully take a magnetic resonance (MR) image at the same time radiation therapy is being delivered. CTV News, Edmonton, January, 2009 Launch video (WMV), 2 min, 9 sec
	Harp Circle therapy session, Arts in Medicine Program, December 18, 2007 Harpists (WMV - 2.51 minutes)
	A new rapid access radiotherapy clinic to treat pain in patients whose cancer has spread to the bone was launched at the Cross Cancer Institute. The clinic is modeled on the successful Tom Baker Cancer Centre radiotherapy clinic in Calgary. CTV News, Edmonton, Jan. 24, 2007 Launch video (MPG), 1 min., 55 sec.
	Dr. Ernst Postema, Alberta Cancer Board specialist in nuclear medicine, explains the technology and uses of the Positron Emission Tomography unit at the Cross Cancer Institute. Patient Ann Marie Waddell has benefited from this technology in identifying her cancer. Global TV News, Edmonton, November 20, 2006 Launch video (WMV), 2 min., 51 sec.