NSMC News Releases11/18/2009 - North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) is helping its community call it quits during the 2009 Great American Smokeout. 1/30/2008 - North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) has added a new medical oncologist to its staff at the NSMC Cancer Center. Rachel Rosovsky, M.D., will split her time between NSMC’s Cancer Center and the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. Patient StoriesMarisa ....walking for her grandmother and auntAs a competitive dancer and high honors student, Marisa Paul’s days were already full when she began the year-long preparation for her bat mitzvah, a ceremony marking the beginning of religious responsibility for Jewish girls. Striking Out Cancer Through TeamworkJennifer Flanagan, a vibrant 55-year-old from Marblehead, is one of thousands of NSMC patients who have benefited from the NSMC Cancer Center close collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center. Winding Road to RecoveryCookie Melanson received excellent continuity of care at several Partners hospitals last summer, thanks to a new form of electronic medical record (EMR). Aim for SuccessWhen Roger Lambert of Winthrop was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he turned immediately to NSMC Cancer Center, which has a unique partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. "I never even thought about going to another facility," he recalls. Leading-Edge Technology Yields Powerful ResultsDick Bailey, at the age of 70, is at his desk by 6:30 a.m. and goes "non-stop," as he says, for the rest of the day. When he's not working, the longtime Nahant resident enjoys an active social life with his wife, Suzanne. Given his vigorous lifestyle, Bailey was surprised to learn in April 2005 that he had prostate cancer. Michael McFarland (throat cancer survivor)Peabody resident Michael McFarland understands a thing or two about challenges -- he served in Vietnam and was exposed to Agent Orange. But neither of these experiences prepared him for a diagnosis of throat cancer. Charles Leveroni (non-Hodgkins lymphoma survivor)Charles Leveroni, a senior vice president at Lehman Brothers in Boston, came to work one morning and discovered that all of his male colleagues had shaved their heads the night before -- in a show of support for his struggle with cancer. Winning the Battle Against Cancer--TwiceMarcia Wolinski recently won her second battle against cancer. The spirited 74-year-old Swampscott resident first beat bladder cancer 25 years ago when she was treated successfully for rectal cancer at NSMC Salem Hospital. The second battle took place just this past spring Cynthia McPherson (lung cancer survivor)For Beverly resident Cynthia McPherson, the coming of winter guaranteed not only slush and snow but also her yearly battle with pneumonia and breathing trouble. In 2005, it also brought a diagnosis of a cancerous tumor in her lungs. Susan Grillo Vitale (breast cancer survivor)Susan Grillo Vitale, 48, is a five-year breast cancer survivor. “I’m a powerhouse now. I’m closer with my family and am a stronger person mentally and physically; I love the person I’ve become.” James Steen (esophageal cancer survivor)James Steen of Danvers is thrilled with his new doctor, Dr. Jeff Odiet, of Lynnfield Medical Associates. But the diagnosis he received after their first few meetings was quite unexpected—esophageal cancer. Barbara Rubano (lung cancer survivor)When 73-year-old Peabody native Barbara Rubano’s voice got low and grumbly, the last thing she thought the doctor would tell her is that she had lung cancer. Harriet Gowell (lung cancer survivor)Harriett Gowell of Marblehead is active and healthy, but she suffered from a mild but persistent cough that plagued her for years, even though she stopped smoking in the early 1990s after decades of being a self-described “heavy smoker.” She was lucky: a Spiral CT, or computed tomography, scan, enabled early detection of lung cancer. Nancy May (colorectal cancer survivor)It’s been over a decade since Nancy May and her husband moved to Salem—a move she considers fortuitous not just because she loves living in the small waterfront city, but because it’s within easy reach of the North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) Cancer Center in Peabody. In 2003, after she received a diagnosis of Stage 3 colorectal cancer, she discovered just how relevant that proximity was. Kim Kimball (breast cancer survivor)Kim Kimball's breast cancer treatment included a high quality of care and state-of-the-art technology -- and was just minutes from her home in Wenham. Lauren Ferrari (breast cancer survivor)Lauren Ferrari, a 46-year-old working mother of two from Danvers, found her strength tested last February when she discovered a lump in her breast that turned out to be cancer.
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