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Janet Kamer, Ph.D., Psychologist with DuPage Medical Group, has been a featured writer in the February 2009 Affiliate Update Newsletter for Military OneSource.  The article titled, “Issues in the Assessment of Post-Deployment Stress”, provides mental health practitioners resources on differentiation and assessment of various types of stress disorders and reactions.  Military OneSource is a 24/7 resource for military members, spouses and families.  Click here to read the article.

Dr. Kamer works at our Wheaton Psychology Office.  To make an appointment with Dr. Kamer, please call 630-510-2607.

In recognition of National Cancer Prevention Month physicians at DuPage Medical Group (DMG) have offered these tips to patients to help prevent cancer.  There are many simple lifestyle changes to reduce your risk for certain types of cancer.  Generally, maintaining a healthy weight through nutritious diet and physical activity, limiting alcohol intake and not smoking will help reduce your risk.  More specifically, DMG dermatologists, gastroenterologists, surgeons and gynecologists provided the following tips to prevent skin, esophageal, colon, breast, and cervical cancer:

Gastroenterology

Tips to prevent Esophageal Cancer:

• Don’t ignore your heartburn!  See a gastroenterologist if you have heartburn.
• Talk to your doctor.  If you develop trouble swallowing or painful swallowing or any unintentional weight loss you should let your doctor know right away.
• Find out about any history of cancer in your family.  Often times diseases that siblings or parents have can significantly increase your risk for many gastrointestinal cancers.
• Don’t smoke.  Also, limit barbeque and grilling with charcoal.

Tips to prevent Colon Cancer:

• Maintain a healthy weight.  Obesity is a risk factor for colon cancer.
• Take your vitamins!  Fiber, vitamin D, selenium, and folic acid should all be part of your balanced diet.
• Talk to your doctor.  Tell them about any abnormal or unintentional weight loss.  Tell them about any rectal bleeding or changes in bowel habits.
• Get screened.  Early and timely screening can markedly decrease the incidence of colon cancer.  You should begin getting annual colonoscopies at age 50 and earlier if there is a family history of colon cancer.
• Don’t smoke.  Smoking cigarettes and other forms of tobacco use significantly increases the risk of developing colon cancer.

Did you know that colon cancer kills nearly twice as many Americans every year as Breast Cancer?  It’s the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.  However, the good news is that colon cancer is the most common preventable form of cancer.

Submitted by:

William Mourad, MD  -  Gastroenterology

Alan Wang, MD  -  Gastroenterology

Matthew D’Alessio, MD  -  Oncological Surgery

Dermatology

Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer:

• Check your sunscreen.  Make sure it blocks both UVA and UVB rays.  Find a moisturizer that has sunscreen in it and wear every day.
• Get to know your skin.  Perform monthly self skin exams so that you can become very familiar with your own skin and be more likely to notice new or changing spots.
• See a Dermatologist.  Make an appointment to get a baseline assessment of your skin and learn what to look for.  This will ensure that you have a “go-to” person when you have questions in the future.

Submitted by:

Alix Charles, MD  -  Dermatology

Gynecology

Tips to Prevent Cancer in Women:

• Get screened.  See your doctor for an annual pap smear, breast exam and mammogram (at appropriate age).
• Practice safe sex.  Condom usage is helpful in preventing the transmission of HPV, a leading cause of cervical cancer.  Also, some women should consider getting the HPV vaccine.
• Talk to your family.  Awareness of family history of uterine, ovarian, breast and colon cancer will ensure proper screening begins at the appropriate age.
• Breast cancer prevention.  Simple lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active, limiting alcohol, consuming a high fiber diet, and avoiding long term hormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of breast cancer.  For high risk women, chemo-prevention medication is an option as well as some surgical options for those women that are known genetic mutation carriers.

Submitted by:

Donald Adeli, MD  -  Obstetrics & Gynecology

Kenneth Siegel, MD  -  Obstetrics & Gynecology

Amrit Mangat, MD  -  Breast Surgery

Preventative medicine is the key to your health.  As supporters of preventative health and American Heart Month, DuPage Medical Group’s Cardiology Department is pleased to offer three screenings through March 31, 2009:

Cholesterol Screening: A $50 screening with includes total, HDL, LDL and triglyceride results, a free heart risk profile and a visit with a cardiac nurse practitioner.  Regular price $159.

Stress Test Screening: This $150 package includes an exercise treadmill test, cholesterol panel, risk profile and a visit with a cardiac nurse practitioner.  Regular price $484.

Heart Scan Screening: This $175 package includes a coronary calcium score CT scan, cholesterol panel, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure risk profile, and a visit with a cardiac nurse practitioner.  Regular price $1,689.

Cash, check, and credit cards accepted.  No insurance claims, please.  Offers expire March 31, 2009.

Locations:

25 N. Winfield Road, Suite 300, Winfield  630-933-8100

100 Spalding Drive, Suite 330, Naperville  630-718-2660

3825 Highland Avenue, Suite 210, Downers Grove  630-435-6100

Our mission in Cardiology is to serve our community by providing extraordinary cardiovascular care.  We utilize simple and painless screenings to help our patients understand their risk for cardiac disease. 

See photos of the event here!

An official ribbon cutting ceremony and after hours event were held on Tuesday, February 3, for Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce members at our new optical boutique.  DuPage Medical Group was proud to introduce Optique and our new Optometrist, Danielle Poole, O.D., to the community.

The event was well attended by Chamber members and DuPage Medical Group physicians, senior management, and staff.  Edward Carne, CEO, DuPage Medical Group was presented with a commemorative plaque from Scott Ackerman, the current President of the Glen Ellyn Chamber.

Dr. Poole practices full scope optometry, fitting both glasses and contacts.  Appointment hours are available during the week as well as on Saturdays.  Please call 630-322-8300 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Optiqueoffers the absolute finest in eyewear from designers such as:  Tiffany, Bvlgari, Robert Marc, Burberry, Prada, Dolce and Gabbana, Lulu Guinness, Tag Heuer, Oliver Peoples, and Kio Yamato.   

Both Dr. Pooleand Optique are located at our 430 Pennsylvania Avenue location in Glen Ellyn.

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has listed DuPage Medical Group’s Dr. Andrew Yu on their Physician Recognition Team.  This document is posted on the pillars throughout the hospital and highlights doctors who have been recognized by their patients for the quality of the care they provide.  We are proud to have Dr. Yu as a DuPage Medical Group Physician!

Click here for more information on DMG’s Pulmonary Medicine. 

Dr. Andrew Yu’s office is located 1801 S. Highland Ave. in Lombard, Illinois.  To schedule an appointment with, please call 630-871-6699.   

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