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Cancer Support Community Los Angeles Annual Gala
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Actress Diana Maria Riva of Netflix “Dead to
Me” emcees
Cancer Support Community Los Angeles’ Gala to
raise funds
for free services for cancer patients and
families
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Cancer
Support Community Los Angeles (CSCLA)
presented its Annual Gala, Thursday, May 18, 2023 at The New
Mart in downtown Los Angeles. This special evening
benefitted the comprehensive free of charge services for
cancer patients and their families that CSCLA has provided
since 1982. The Cancer Support Community was founded on the
principle that no one should face cancer alone®
and is committed to working alongside the medical community
and community-based providers to ensure that the diverse
populations of Los Angeles have access to the quality cancer
care that they deserve. |
Diana Maria Riva emceed the
evening. Ms. Riva has starred as "Detective Ana Perez"
alongside Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in
Netflix's hit series Dead to Me, and can be seen next
in Netflix's upcoming series Glamorous. Mai
Bloomfield, American
singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and cancer
survivor provided the entertainment.
Mai is a founding member of the
indie folk-pop band Raining Jane and will be joining
Jason Mraz on tour
this summer. |
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The evening of achievement and celebration
honored Dr. Jennifer Linehan, Urologic Oncologist at
Saint John’s Health Center, and Director of Urology
Translational Research, and Associate Professor, at Saint
John's Cancer Institute,
with the “Harold H. Benjamin Innovation Award” named
for the founder of CSCLA, for her
compassionate cancer care
and her significant impact on the community-at-large;
and Dr. Raul Mena (retired),
Past Medical Director of The
Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, at Providence
St. Joseph Medical Center
in Burbank with “The
Wellness Award” for his visionary
leadership in ensuring that cancer care services are
provided for all under one roof in a community based
hospital setting.
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“We
honor the work of Cancer Support Community Los Angeles and
its 41 years of existence, providing free of charge services
to cancer patients and their families, including children.
Drs. Linehan and Mena are two extraordinary, compassionate
physicians who have demonstrated over the course of their
careers the importance of caring for the whole person and
the whole family during a cancer diagnosis,”
said Julia Forth, CEO, CSCLA. “Both Dr. Raul
Mena and Dr. Jennifer Linehan exemplify the best of the best
in whole person care.” |
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About the Cancer Support Community Los
Angeles |
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The Cancer Support
Community Los Angeles mission is to ensure that all people
impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened
by action, and sustained by community.
For more than 40 years, Cancer
Support Community Los Angeles has been providing free,
no-cost psychosocial services to persons living with
cancer—all ages, all diagnoses, and at all stages—and their
loved ones.
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Cancer Support Community Los
Angeles strives to inspire strength, wholeness, and
connection in patients and families facing cancer while
partnering with healthcare providers in an integrated and
inclusive community of care to ensure that no one faces
cancer alone. From our counseling, support groups, healthy
lifestyle classes, education workshops, and social events,
to our Spanish-speaking and Child, Teen, and Family
programs, we are committed to meeting the unique needs of
patients. Because of our support, 90% of participants report
an improved quality of life and 82% of participants feel
more empowered to manage their illness. |
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www.cancersupportla.org |
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About Saint John’s
Cancer Institute |
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Saint John’s Cancer
Institute (SJCI), formerly the John Wayne Cancer Institute,
is renowned for advancing therapeutics, translational
science, and establishing standards of care since 1991. The
institute fosters robust fellowship programs, implements and
initiates clinical trials, and collaborates with academic
and industry partners worldwide. SJCI established the
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy technique under the late Dr.
Donald L. Morton, which has become the standard of care for
melanoma and breast cancer. |
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Today, patients
continue to have access to innovative treatments, vaccines,
therapeutics, and clinical trials. Saint John’s Cancer
Institute is at the forefront of understanding the biology
and genetics of cancer while expanding access to treatment
for under-served communities through the Saint John’s Health
Center, Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, and our
partners. |
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www.saintjohnscancer.org
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