Get Help From Kay’s Power Play Fund
Kay Darlington touched so many throughout her life, including but certainly not limited to her grandson Shea Theodore, defenseman of the Vegas Golden Knights, and her doctors at Comprehensive Cancer Centers. To honor her memory and her fight against breast cancer, Comprehensive and Shea have teamed up to create a new fund for Susan G. Komen Nevada known as “Kay’s Power Play.”
Nevada’s mammography rate remains more than 5 percent below the national average, currently sitting at 67 percent Approximately 2,310 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in Nevada by the end of 2020.
Kay’s Power Play will empower women in Southern Nevadan and serve as a critical lifeline for those needing preventative resources like mammograms. At its core, Kay’s Power Play will focus on awareness, access, and education people about why mammograms are important. Those most in-need — including the uninsured, underinsured and patients under 40 years old, whose mammograms are not covered by insurance — may tap into Kay’s Power Play to stay one step ahead of a potentially life-altering diagnosis.
Additionally, and as part of the ocollaboration, a future Mammo Cup event will be briefly announced to follow next year’s Stanley Cup (exact date and event structure to be determined at a later date). The goal of that awareness initiative will be for Southern Nevadans to obtain their mammograms and encourage other women to do so as well.
“We have witnessed firsthand that Shea’s passion for helping the Southern Nevada community is right up there with his passion on the ice,” said Jon Bilstein, CEO of Comprehensive. “In our efforts to help women stay one step ahead of a cancer diagnosis, he is a valuable teammate. Kay’s Power Play will help enhance Nevada’s preventative landscape and, ultimately, save lives.”
Funding for Kay’s Power Play totals $50,000, stemming from a donation by Theodore as well as Comprehensive’s $500 per-point pledge based on Theodore’s points scored during the 2019-2020 season.
If you are interested in learning more about Kay’s Power Play and if the fund can help you, apply here. If you would like to donate to Kay’s Power Play, click here.
Breast Cancer Screenings
Regular screening improves the chance that breast cancer can be found and treated successfully at an early stage. Screenings that the team at Comprehensive Cancer Centers recommends for women to stay ahead of the curve with breast cancer includes the following:
- Mammograms – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening mammography for women every one to two years for women age 40 years and older. The American Cancer Society recommends that women begin having yearly mammograms by age 45, and they can change to having mammograms every other year beginning at age 55. The ACS indicates women should have the choice to start yearly mammogram screening as early as age 40 if they so desire.
- Clinical Breast Exams – Women in their 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam every three years, and women over the age of 40 should have the exam every year.
- Breast Self-Exams – Women should begin to administer breast self-exams in their 20s. Any changes in their breast should be reported to a doctor immediately.
Treatment for Breast Cancer
One out of eight women will face breast cancer in her lifetime, which means one out of eight wives, sisters, aunts, daughters and mothers will be stricken. When breast cancer strikes one of us, whole families suffer.
Breast Cancer Specialists at Comprehensive
Our team at Comprehensive Cancer Centers includes medical oncologists and radiation oncologists who specialize in the treatment and management of breast cancer.
Breast Surgeons at Comprehensive
Comprehensive Cancer Centers multi-specialty approach includes surgeons specializing in breast cancer. Comprehensive’s highly-skilled team conducts both non-cancer and cancer-related surgeries providing the most current and effective treatment options to breast care and breast cancer patients. Breast surgeons at Comprehensive are listed below.
Breast Surgeons:
Souzan El-Eid, MD, FACS
Margaret Terhar, MD, FACS
Comprehensive Cancer Centers Can Help
Physicians at Comprehensive Cancer Centers provide a variety of treatment options for patients who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer. To schedule an appointment with the team at Comprehensive, please call 702-952-3350.
The content is this post is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.