NEW NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL RESEARCH COULD IMPROVE SURVIVAL OUTCOMES FOR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENT

| By Emily Bowen
Categories: Northside Hospital Foundation
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A clinical study recently conducted by Northside Hospital’s Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program could give allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant patients a better chance for a cure. The study revealed new criteria for how physicians choose half-match (haploidentical) donors for patients who do not have a fully matched donor within their family. The BMT Program …

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Northside Employee Decorates Cubicle for Cancer

| By Emily Bowen
Categories: #lightsforgood, Employee Giving, Northside Hospital Foundation
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  Over the last few years, David S. Spangrude, an applications analyst at Northside, has been decorating his workspace for the holidays with the things that brought him joy as a child – animated Christmas specials. It started with “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and has grown to include “Frosty the Snowman”, “How the Grinch Stole …

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2017 Dazzle & Dine Honoree Gives Back to Northside

| By Emily Bowen
Categories: Northside Hospital Foundation
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Jeanette Napp was recognized as an honoree of the 2017 Dazzle & Dine through the Arthur M. Blank Foundation! Jeanette generously designated the Northside Hospital Foundation Breast Care Program Fund as the recipient of the $500 she was awarded in her honor from the Arthur M. Blank Foundation. Jeanette Napp is a 10-year breast cancer survivor. Although she works …

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Claire Thevenot Survivor Spotlight

| By Emily Bowen
Categories: Northside Hospital Foundation, Survivor Stories
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Claire Thevenot, a 51-year-old Oncology Certified Nurse at Northside Hospital, discovered she had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer just months after a routine mammogram. As a nurse working in Oncology for over seven years, Claire said she had a feeling about her diagnosis due to physical indicators such as a protracted nipple and more prominence …

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