By Kim King “I was diagnosed with lung cancer on April 30, 2019. All of my tests, my lobectomy surgery, my chemotherapy and follow-ups have been conducted within the Beebe system, and I am grateful for so many of those interactions. In October 2019, I was declared cancer-free. For me, cancer hasn’t
Standing in the new infusion center at the South Coastal Cancer Center, I realized that I had never been in such a comforting, warm, and welcoming space inside an oncology facility through all my years as a healthcare professional. The light brightened the room from the large windows. The garden
By Mary Ellen South Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system. Of all the cancers, it is the most difficult to be diagnosed, according to the American Cancer Society. Most patients find lumps in their neck, under the arm or in the groin. Other cancers can also cause these symptoms, though
By Mary Ellen South This Baltimore Colonial dollhouse built by Beebe volunteer Grant Kingswell will be auctioned Nov. 17 at the Beebe Ball to raise funds for Tunnell Cancer Center. Shown are (l-r) volunteer Lil Giuliano, Customer Service Liaison Candi Corsiglia, Executive Director of Oncology
When Kristen Rahn, Nurse Manager of Radiation Oncology, started at Beebe 19 years ago, the Tunnell Cancer Center on Route 24 near Rehoboth Beach had not been built yet. “We were seeing our oncology patients at the Lewes Campus and I remember we had such high volumes that we were scheduling patients
A Joyful Noise: Striking the Gong! By Liz Leshine Dee Cole, a native Delawarean, grew up in the country near Smyrna. She was hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shortly after graduating from the University of Delaware and worked for 20 years as a senior manager at the national level of this
by Mary Ellen South According to Wikipedia, radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and normally delivered by a linear accelerator. According to Tony
10th Annual Michael A. Ruddo Golf Tournament The 10th Annual Michael A. Ruddo Golf Tournament was held on Friday, May 11 at the picturesque Newport Bay course at Ocean City Golf Club. The tournament benefits the endowment fund set up by the Ruddo Family in honor of Mike and the great care he
It was the middle of the night when Warren Baker awoke to an itch on his leg. As he itched it, he felt what he thought was a tick. He instinctively held the tick in place and headed to the bathroom to remove it. When he got to the bathroom and inspected his leg, he found it wasn’t a tick, but it was
During the planning process for creating a second location for our cancer center, the design team created life-size mock-ups of rooms to allow Tunnell Cancer Center Executive Director Barry Hamp and the team to see what a room might look like and to have the ability to focus on what is best for the