Acting Legend Celebrates Life with 5-Year Cancer Survivors in Philadelphia

Business Wire,  June 17, 2008  

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Breast Cancer Survivor Richard Roundtree to Speak, Offering Encouragement and Hope to Survivors and Patients at Cancer Treatment Centers of America([R])

PHILADELPHIA -- On Friday, June 20, more than 300 cancer survivors, current patients and loved ones will gather for "Celebrate Life," an annual event that commemorates the five-year anniversaries of cancer survivors who treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of America([R]). Acting legend and breast cancer survivor Richard Roundtree, best known for his role as the original Shaft and most recently as Speed's hero in Speed Racer, will share his personal battle with breast cancer as part of this celebratory event.

Celebrate Life recognizes the courage and tenacity of Cancer Treatment Centers of America's cancer survivors and the hope that they offer to current patients. In addition to the celebration, survivors will be honored with a private tree-planting ceremony in nearby Ferko Park in Fairmount Park. One tree is planted for each five-year survivor who completes treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Additionally, each survivor's name is inscribed on the bronze 'Tree of Life' in the hospital's lobby. The Tree of Life symbolizes each celebrant's 5-year cancer survivorship.

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For the first time, five-year cancer survivors and their caregivers will also participate in "Hope Rounds" as part of the celebration. Survivors and caregivers will receive commemorative lapel pins, which they will pass along as a symbol of hope to Cancer Treatment Centers of America patients currently undergoing treatment inside the hospital.

Founded in 1988, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) provides a comprehensive, patient-centered treatment model that fully integrates traditional, state-of-the-art medical treatments with scientifically-supported complementary and alternative therapies such as nutrition, naturopathy, psychological counseling, physical therapy and spiritual support to meet the special, whole-person needs of advanced-stage cancer patients. With a network of cancer treatment hospitals and community oncology programs in Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Washington, CTCA encourages patients and their families to participate in treatment decisions with its Patient Empowerment Medicine(SM) model. For more information about Cancer Treatment Centers of America([R]), go to www.cancercenter.com

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