2007 V2 Perkins Perspective

National Cancer InstituteThe Cancer Program of OLOL and MBP Selected for PrestigiousNCI Pilot…Page 4

LSU-MBP ResearchPartnership Helps FightBreast Cancer…Page 7

St. Elizabeth-Mary BirdPerkins Building Facility…2

PERSPECTIVEPERKINS

PERSPECTIVEFighting Cancer for Over 35 Years. Volume 1 2207Available Online at www.marybird.orgFighting Cancer for Over 35 Years. Volume 2 2007Available Online at www.marybird.org

The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins is at the forefront of working to further reduce the burdenof cancer and to dramatically improve the quality of life for anyone affected by it. Pictured above (l to r) are Robert Davidge,CEO, OLOL and Todd Stevens, president and CEO, MBP.

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PCommunity Annual Giving CampaignVolunteers Want To Help Save LivesPeople volunteer for many reasons — sometimes personal — butalways for a purpose. The 2007 Annual Giving Chair, James R.McIlwain, Lamar Advertising Company, volunteers because hebelieves in advancing his community.

“I am involved because I feel the need, even in some small way,to help make our community a better place to live for all of us,”explained McIlwain. “The I-12 corridor is blessed to have agrowing group of citizens that hopefully feels this same urgencyto make a commitment of time, talents and/or financialresources to many different groups and organizations in thecommunity.”

With McIlwain at the helm, a group of over 80 Annual GivingCampaign volunteers will be raising leadership gifts ($1,000 ormore) during the upcoming months from businesses,corporations and individuals in the communities served by MaryBird Perkins Cancer Center and its C.A.R.E. Network. TheC.A.R.E. Network is on the front line — saving lives througheducation and early detection. The very heart of the C.A.R.E.Network is outreach that touches the entire community andengages it in the fight against cancer through free screenings forbreast, prostate, skin and colorectal cancer.

“My wife Terri and I both feel drawn to Mary Bird Perkins at thistime because of our personal family experiences with cancer andthe loss of our parents to this disease at very young ages,” saidMcIlwain. “We see the important need to greatly expand thereach of cancer prevention, detection and treatment in thisregion and beyond.”

Annual Giving volunteers raise funds that provide immediatesupport for critical services and help the Center to continue toprovide valuable patient support programs to improve the healthof the community. “The importance of early cancer screeningscannot be overstated,” said Renea Austin-Duffin, executivedirector of the C.A.R.E. Network. “One-quarter of Louisianaresidents live below the poverty level and therefore do not haveaccess to adequate health care. They engage in high riskbehaviors and tend to wait too long to seek medical treatmentwhen a problem arises,” she said. “Without the support of thecommunity, Mary Bird Perkins would be unable to offer theearly detection services of the C.A.R.E. Network throughout its15 parish service area that our mobile medical clinic, the EarlyBird, makes possible — bringing screenings directly to thepeople most in need.”

For more information about theAnnual Giving Campaign and howyou can help, please call KatherineRose at 225.215.1205 or MaryBeth Schnauder at 985.974.4381.See the enclosed giving envelope ifyou wish to make a donation.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE

2007 ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN CABINET:

JAMES R. MCILWAIN, Lamar Advertising Company,Campaign Chair

BILL O’QUIN, Financial Services Online & Virtual SalesAssistant, Campaign Vice Chair

PAUL R. THOMPSON, CitiGroup Smith Barney, ImmediatePast Chair

BLANCHARD SANCHEZ JR., McArthur-Sanchez Associates,Major Gifts Chair

GORDON LEBLANC JR., Stonehenge Capital Corp., MajorGifts Vice Chair

CLAYTON LESTER, Associated Grocers, Individual DivisionChair

BOBBY YARBOROUGH, Manda Fine Meats, IndividualDivision Vice Chair

MARY KADAIR CRUMP, Kadair Advertising, IndividualDivision – Professionals Team Captain

HILLAR MOORE, Individual Division – Retirees TeamCaptain

PATRICIA BRIGNAC TALBOT, Baton Rouge DuplicatingProducts, Individual Division – Women Team Captain

JOANN HAMILTON, Rubicon, LLC, Industry Chair

STACEY B. CHIASSON, The Dow Chemical Company,Industry Vice Chair

TORY JOHNSON, Hancock Bank, Corporate Chair

CHRISTINA STREB, Louisiana Department of Health andHospitals, Corporate Vice Chair

RANDY KINCHEN, Parish National Bank, Northshore Chair

DONNA TAYLOR, Stirling Properties, Florida Parishes Chair2 Perkins Perspective • Fighting Cancer for Over 35 Years.

James R. McIlwain, chairman, Annual Giving Campaign

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www.marybird.org • Volume 2 2007

A message from

Todd Stevens, president and CEO

My Perspective

I recently returned from a very exciting meeting at theNational Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Themeeting was hosted by the National Cancer Institute toformally launch the National Cancer Institute CommunityCancer Centers Program pilot (NCCCP). It was humbling tohear some of our nation’s top scientists describe how cancercare will be delivered in the future and how we can contributeto this initiative. The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lakeand Mary Bird Perkins was one of 14 community-based cancerprograms in the country selected, as part of a highlycompetitive RFP process, to participate in the three-year pilot.Since 1992, Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins haveoperated a joint cancer program accredited by the AmericanCollege of Surgeons. Through this accredited program, andbecause of the incredible commitment and expertise of themedical staff, allied health professionals and support staff fromboth Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins, the fullarray of cancer services is brought to bear for the benefit ofmore than 2,000 patients each year.

I have been asked many times in recent weeks what it means tobe a participant in the NCCCP. The vision for this pilot is thatit will dramatically transform the way cancer care is deliveredin community settings across the nation. Recognizing that themajority of cancer patients in the U.S. are treated atcommunity cancer centers, the NCI embarked upon thisinitiative to develop a national model for community cancercare best practices. To determine best practices, the NCI andthe 14 pilot sites will work together in the areas of clinicalresearch, bio-specimen tissue banking, information technology,disparities and outreach, quality of care and survivorship.

Participation puts the Cancer Program of Our Lady of theLake and Mary Bird Perkins at the forefront of developing andsupporting the science behind how cancer patients will becared for in the future. Imagine the day when a cancer patient’streatment is unique to his or her “genetic-code,” specificallydesigned to destroy those cancer cells and target those specificabnormalities that caused the cancer — as well as the cells thatcould cause the cancer to spread or reoccur in later years. NCIDirector Dr. John Niederhuber’s (the architect behind the

NCCCPi n i t i a t i v e )vision of per son -alized cancer care willrequire a sea-change in thescientific process that develops cancer therapies. This sea-change is required to take advantage of the truly amazing workbeing done in molecular biology, the science of discovering the“keys” to effectively killing cancer cells.

NCI and Dr. Niederhuber’s leadership is to be applauded forrecognizing that 85% of cancer patients are diagnosed andtreated in communities like ours and that the physicians,nurses, therapists, technologists, social workers, dieticians, andmany others who care for cancer patients are in a position toparticipate and define how to best design and implement “theState of Science” for community cancer care.

This is no small undertaking, and I hope now that youunderstand why the Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lakeand Mary Bird Perkins is humbled to be in the company ofour fellow pilot participants, and some of our nation’s mostbrilliant minds, to work to further reduce the impact of cancerand to dramatically improve the quality of life for anyoneaffected by it.

I look forward to updating you as this three-year pilot evolvesand begins to contribute to the future of cancer care.

Last, but certainly not least, you’ll read in the pages aheadabout Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center partnering with St.Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales, Louisiana to build a newtreatment facility. We are honored to have the opportunity towork with St. Elizabeth to help provide continued excellencein patient care in Ascension Parish and its surrounding areas.

Sincerely,

NCCCP Pilot SitesNCCCP Pilot Sites

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National CancerInstitute Selects theCancer Program ofOur Lady of theLake and MaryBird PerkinsHelping To Bring the “State ofScience” to Communities

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The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and MaryBird Perkins has been recognized nationally for its excellencein cancer care. It has been selected by the National CancerInstitute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, asone of only 14 sites in the country, and the only one in theGulf South, to participate it its new and prestigiousCommunity Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) pilot.

The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) andMary Bird Perkins (MBP) was chosen based on its abilityand experience in conducting clinical trials and providingleadership and healthcare outreach in the communities itserves. A successful pilot will lead to the nationwide launchof the NCCCP in 2010.

“NCI has launched the NCCCP precisely to examine how

we can best provide access to the latest scientific advances

in the community setting. Community hospitals provide

outstanding healthcare for millions of Americans. NCI is

committed to integrating the latest that science has to offer

into this already exceptional community-based care,” said

Dr. John Niederhuber, director, National Cancer

Institute.

NCI estimates that 85 percent of cancer patients in the U.S. arediagnosed at community cancer centers. The other 15 percent arediagnosed at NCI-designated Cancer Centers, a network of 63academic research institutions located in largely urban areas acrossthe country. Many patients are not treated at the major cancercenters because of the distance from their homes, or for otherpersonal or economic reasons. The NCCCP pilot will extend NCIprograms into local communities, giving patients easier access toclinical research and advanced care.

The NCCCP is designed to encourage the collaboration of private-practice medical, surgical and radiation oncologists and the NCI-designated Cancer Centers. Evidence from a wide range of studiessuggests that cancer patients diagnosed and treated in a setting ofcoordinated multi-specialty care and clinical research may livelonger and have a better quality of life.

The NCCCP aims to:

• Study ways in which the community healthcare systemcan be electronically connected so that patients can takepart in the early phases of drug development.

• Investigate multidisciplinary ways to address disparities incancer care and through activities such as communityoutreach, patient assistance and cancer screening, evaluatethe effectiveness of these types of efforts to change thecourse of cancer for people in underserved communities.

• Expand clinical trials and speed the testing of new drugsand devices to combat cancer.

• Study methods of expanding and standardizing thecollection of blood and tissue specimens voluntarilyobtained from patients for vital cancer research.

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The following people traveled to Bethesda, Maryland in June to attend the officialNCCCP launch held at the National Institutes of Health to learn more about theexciting first-time initiative. Pictured (l to r) are Todd Stevens, president andCEO, MBPCC; Donna Bryant, executive director, Clinical Research Network,MBPCC; Dr. David Hanson, chairman, Integrated Cancer Committee; KevinGuidry, cancer center administrator, OLOL; Renea Austin-Duffin, executivedirector, CARE Network, MBPCC; Dr. Carolyn C. Compton, director, Office ofBiorepositories and Biospecimen Research, National Cancer Institute, NationalInstitutes of Health.

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Continued from Page 4“It was clear at the launch in Bethesda that we are in stellarcompany among the other pilot sites. We look forward tosharing best practices nationally with other top communitycancer programs, knowing that our work for the next threeyears will result in improved access to quality cancer careacross the nation,” said Todd Stevens, president and CEO,Mary Bird Perkins.

“Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins have a long-standing tradition of providing the very best in cancer careto the Baton Rouge community. This prestigious selectionvalidates the high quality of our care and the excellence ofour physicians. It also means we are on the frontlines ofsetting the standards for care excellence benefitingthousands of cancer patients across our nation,” saidRobert Davidge, CEO, Our Lady of the Lake RegionalMedical Center.

The 14 sites will be funded for a collective total of $5million per year. An NCI panel of experts and anindependent group of outside experts will set milestones,monitor progress and evaluate the success of the three-yearpilot and then issue recommendations for a full-fledgedprogram.


John E. Niederhuber, MD, director, National Cancer Institute withMaureen Johnson, PhD, NCCCP project officer, National CancerInstitute.

www.ncccp.cancer.gov

What is the Cancer Programof OLOL and MBP?

The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins is the most comprehensive cancerprogram in the greater Baton Rouge region offering patients the convenience of receiving high-quality,advanced cancer care in one location, close to home. The Cancer Program offers surgery, chemotherapy andradiation and has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons – the gold-standard for community-based cancer care – since 1992.

The Cancer Program provides nearly 42,000 cancer treatments and serves 2,258 new cancer cases each year. For more information on our Cancer Program and the NCCCP pilot, please visit www.ololrmc.com orwww.marybird.org.

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MBP Welcomes NewRadiation OncologistSeventh Doctor Joins Team

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“My partners and I are pleasedto announce that Dr. CharlesG. Wood has joined ourradiation oncology practice atMary Bird Perkins CancerCenter,” said the Center’sMedical Director, GregHenkelmann, MD. “Duringthe time we have spent withDr. Wood over the pastmonths, he has impressed usall with his abilities, skills andpersonality. He is a conscientious and knowledgeablephysician who is excellent with patients. We are delightedthat he, his wife Brooke and young son Briggs are nowofficially a part of the Mary Bird family.”

A Baton Rouge native and Summa Cum Laude graduate ofLSU, Wood received his Medical Doctorate from theLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center School ofMedicine in Shreveport where he was class Valedictorian.While completing his radiation oncology residency programat the University of Pennsylvania, Wood distinguishedhimself as an excellent clinician and served as chief residentof the department of radiation oncology immediately priorto his arrival at Mary Bird Perkins.

I could not ask for better doctors or staff

at Mary Bird Perkins. I would highly

recommend it to anyone who needed

them. I can’t think of any place I would

rather be. Thank you for helping to save

my life.

Anonymous, Baton Rouge patient


Charles G. Wood, MD

Early DetectionUpdateStarting with the conviction that early detection saves lives, theC.A.R.E. Network’s platform is prevention and early detection— and the positive impact of this focus is evident.

To date* in 2007, the C.A.R.E. Network has conductededucation programs for over 3,600 people. In addition, 2,600people have been screened at nearly 90 free cancer screenings.These programs and services, and more, are made possible bythe generosity of the community.

There are many more cancer screening and educational eventsscheduled for 2007. For more information on these events andother C.A.R.E. Network activities, please visit our website atwww.marybird.org or call 225.215.1234 or toll free888.616.4687.

* As of July 24, 2007

MBP Medical PhysicistsReceive Prestigious,National CertificationAngela Stam, MS and Kara Ferachi, MS, medical physicists atMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, have recently achievedcertification in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics by the AmericanBoard of Radiology (ABR). They join Connel Chu, ScottAlleman, Dan Neck, and Drs. Hogstrom, Gibbons, Parker andRosen as board certified medical physicists.

A certified medical physicist requires an MS or PhD in medicalphysics, or equivalent, and two years of clinical residency or on-the-job clinical training. Once the medical physicist hascompleted a third year of clinical training, he or she is eligibleto sit for the second, written part of the three-part ABR exam.The third part is an oral exam by medical physicists certified inthe specialty. “It’s an arduous process that takes discipline andstudy. By achieving this milestone, both Angela and Kara havedemonstrated competency in the practice of therapeuticradiologic physics,” said Dr. Kenneth Hogstrom, chief ofphysics.

“It is our goal for all medical physicists at Mary Bird Perkins tobe certified in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics,” said Dr. JohnGibbons, chief of clinical physics. This brings the total numberof board certified medical physicists at Mary Bird PerkinsCancer Center to nine of a 10-member medical physics staff.

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LSU-MBP ResearchHelps Fight BreastCancerNew Screening Technology Poised ToImprove Early Detection

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“Medical physics is a fundamental science concerned with improvingpeoples’ lives,” said Dr. Polad Shikhaliev, who joined the LSU facultyin January, 2007 as an Assistant Professor in its joint Medical PhysicsProgram with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. “Medical physics hasa direct impact on people’s health, helping cure breast cancer. As amedical physicist, I conduct research with detector technology to findcancer earlier,” he explained.

Shikhaliev’s current research is focused on developing a new breast CTsystem that will allow detecting breast cancer at its very early stages.Breast CT, as proposed by Shikhaliev, should be able to detect breastlesions as small as 2-3mm, compared to 10mm, which is often thecase in current mammography x-rays. He also expects his research toacquire the CT scan with less radiation dose to the breast than currentlow-risk mammography techniques and with no pain or discomfort.What distinguishes his research from all others is that his CT systemwill use a new type of x-ray detector, a photon counting detector, withthe additional capability of measuring energy of the individual x-rayphotons. This developing technology forms the basis for the uniqueaspect of his entire project, which will improve differentiation of atumor being benign or malignant. The proposed breast CT system haspotential to become a routine breast screening tool to supplement x-ray mammography.

“Dr. Shikhaliev is an outstanding addition to the medical physicsprogram, allowing it to expand its imaging physics research in the areaof cancer diagnosis, particularly in breast screening,” said KennethHogstrom, chief of physics at Mary Bird Perkins and director of themedical physics program at LSU. “We conducted a national searchand Dr. Shikhaliev was selected in large part because his particular areaof interest parallels that of Mary Bird Perkins’ C.A.R.E. Network —early detection via cancer screenings. In addition, he is one of theleading medical imaging researchers in the world today.”

Originally from Azerbaijan, Shikhaliev received his PhD in NuclearEngineering from Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute in St. Petersburg,Russia. He left his homeland to pursue the further development of hisresearch. He arrived in the United States in 2001 at the University ofCalifornia, Irvine, where he continued his study of medical physics asan assistant researcher, concentrating on x-ray and CT imagingtechnologies. Upon arrival at LSU, Shikhaliev is continuing the sameresearch. “Dr. Shikhaliev has set up an x-ray imaging laboratory atLSU where he and medical physics students will research his ideas andwork to develop a future generation mammography CT device,” saidHogstrom.

Renea Austin-Duffin, executive director of Mary Bird Perkins’C.A.R.E. Network, could not be more pleased that research beingdone in Baton Rouge might affect the health care of women screenedby the C.A.R.E. Network and well beyond. “The National Cancer

Institute has estimated that over 200,000 women will be diagnosedwith breast cancer in the United States this year, making it the mostcommonly diagnosed cancer in women. Of those women, over 40,000will die from it,” she said. “The potential for earlier detection hasimportant applications for reducing breast cancer mortality, a seriousproblem in Louisiana.” She explained that the incidence rate of breastcancer is not higher in Louisiana, but the mortality rates are muchhigher. “One of the reasons is that a lot of women shy away frommammograms because they think they hurt. The possibility of pain-free technology may attract more women to screenings, which in turnshould reduce mortality because problems would be detected andtreated earlier, therefore increasing survival rates.”

Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge is also interested in Dr. Shikhaliev’simaging research in early breast cancer detection.

“We are excited about Dr. Shikhaliev’s work and its potential,”said Teri G. Fontenot, president and CEO, Woman’s Hospital.“Our partnership with Mary Bird Perkins and the C.A.R.E.Network has saved lives through earlier detection, but in breastcancer, there is no such thing as ‘too early.’ We look forward tothe day that no woman dies from this disease, and this researchopens a new door to that possibility.”

Shikhaliev expects it to take at least five years before his research isapproved for clinical trials.

The research of LSU Medical Physics Assistant Professor Dr. PoladShikhaliev, in joint partnership with MBP, gives Renea Austin-Duffin(r), executive director, MBP’s C.A.R.E. Network, hope for major impacton community cancer care within the decade.

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Hammond TherapistShaves the Way ToConquer Kids’ Cancer

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Hammond radiation therapist Sam Armand raised donationsfor St. Baldrick’s by losing his locks at the annualPonchatoula event. Since its inception in 2000, St. Baldrick’shas raised more than $20 million throughout the world forchildhood cancer research — to save lives and to improve thelong-term quality of life for children who survive.

Northshore CancerSurvivors CelebrateTogetherSurvivors & Caregivers Learn from‘Voices of Experience’

On June 2, the Northshore was one of over 700 communitiesthroughout the United States, Canada and other participatingcountries to observe the 20th annual National Cancer SurvivorsDay by hosting a celebration of life at Benedict’s Plantation inMandeville.

Titled “Living Through & After a Cancer Diagnosis: TheVoices of Experience,” a panel of experts shared information ontopics including the powerful role of nutrition before, duringand after cancer treatment; dealing with the fear of cancerrecurrence; the benefits of genetic counseling; the importanceof caring for the caregiver; pain and symptom management;preventing and managing cancer-related lymphedema;enhancing one’s appearance during treatment; how to copewith long-term effects; and finding financial, educational andsupportive resources before, during and after treatment.

Sponsors included Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s C.A.R.E.Network, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, PontchartrainHematology Oncology and Leonard C. Thomas HOSFoundation. An educational grant was provided by theLouisiana Breast Cancer Task Force. Approximately 100 peopleattended the free informational and celebratory event.

Pictured (l to r) are Dr. Jack Saux, Dr. Jack McNulty, Dr. DavidOubre, Chryl Corizzo, Renea Austin-Duffin and Dr. DuaneSuperneau. Photo courtesy Brenda Johnson, STPHCommunications Department.

Rubicon ContinuesPartnership with MaryBird Perkins To FundC.A.R.E. Network For the past six years, Rubicon LLC has been extremelygenerous to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center with theproceeds of its annual Rubicon Invitational GolfTournament. Held in April at the Country Club ofLouisiana this year, the charitable event named theCenter as the sole beneficiary of all $46,000 raised,bringing the total amount donated over the past six yearsto almost $200,000. “Rubicon’s steadfast support ofMary Bird Perkins’ C.A.R.E. Network and its outreachprograms, for which we are most grateful, is helpingspread the vital message of early detection and ultimatelysaving lives,” said Todd Stevens, Mary Bird Perkinspresident and CEO. Rubicon employee volunteersorganize and operate the tournament with the help ofcommunity volunteers. The event is supported by manylocal businesses and national chemical industry suppliers.

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‘Kicking the Habit’Remains Popular GoalMore Tobacco Cessation Classes Added

Louisiana legislators passed two key pieces of legislation during the2006 regular legislative session. The “Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act”(Act No. 815), effective January 1, 2007, prohibits smoking in mostindoor workplaces and public places within a place of employment.Additionally, they passed Act No. 838, which prohibits smoking inmotor vehicles when children under the age of 13 are present(effective August 15, 2006).

“The focus of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center C.A.R.E.Network’s partnership with The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) has therefore shifted from its original mission in2005 of promoting smoke-free restaurants to promoting andconducting free tobacco cessation services in southeast Louisiana,”said Erin Johnson, outreach coordinator, C.A.R.E. Network EarlyDetection Unit. “This includes free smoking cessation classes for thecommunity and education programs for healthcare professionals toequip them with the tools they need to help patients quit.”

Johnson says there has been such an overwhelming response to the“Kick the Habit” tobacco cessation classes in all three Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center locations that more classes had to be added.The free 8-week classes meet once a week for one hour.

For more information on the free tobacco cessation classes or theprofessional Allied Health programs, please call 225.215.1274.

MBP, OLOL andCancer Services ofGreater BatonRouge Partner ToReach More CancerPatientsCancer Services OutreachLocation Now Open at MaryBird Perkins

Cancer patients in the greater Baton Rouge area nowhave a new resource for help in their fight againstcancer. Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge(CSGBR) has opened an Outreach Location at MaryBird Perkins Cancer Center located on the campus ofOur Lady of the Lake. This one-year pilot program isthe first of several outreach initiatives being planned byCancer Services.

Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge is dedicated toimproving life for those living with cancer in the 10-parish capital area. For the last 48 years, it has providedfree, comprehensive support services at one centraloffice located on Lobdell Avenue in Baton Rouge.

Recent research has shown that cancer patients wouldbenefit from more CSGBR locations, especially whendealing with barriers such as transportation issues orlimited family support. Providing multiple locationswill help make these vital support services more readilyaccessible to cancer patients in need.

A full-time Cancer Services social worker is on staff atthe new site located on the 2nd floor of Mary BirdPerkins. Hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Monday through Friday and 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Monday,Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Patients may come atanytime during those hours. No appointment isnecessary. Please call 225.927.2273 for additionalinformation.

This valuable community resource is being provided inpartnership with Cancer Services of Greater BatonRouge, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Centerand Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

You all were the best. Keep up the very goodcare. I would recommend you to any andeveryone and I have.

Anonymous, Hammond patient

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Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti Jr.distributed funds to Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter to provide free cancer screenings forresidents throughout the Center’s fifteen-parishservice area, including St. Tammany andTangipahoa parishes. Breast, prostate, skin andcolorectal cancer screenings will be offered freeof charge to all qualifying residents. TheCenter’s C.A.R.E. Network operates a mobilemedical unit, the Early Bird, which travelsthroughout the area to provide these screenings.The service is offered to those who cannotafford the vital but costly testing.

Office of the Attorney General Presents$25K to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterFunds To Help Provide FreeCancer Screenings forUninsured and Underserved

Attorney General Foti presents a check to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Pictured (l to r)are 2007 Annual Giving Campaign Chair Jim McIlwain, Lynn Weill, Northshore ChairRandy Kinchen, Katherine Rose, Foti, Renea Austin-Duffin, and Northshore volunteersLauren Hebert, Marty Mayer and Joe Luquet.

Customized Charitable GivingPlanning Services Now Available:

• Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders News (page 20)

• Planned Giving Website

• Gift Calculation Services

• eNews

• Professional Advisor Outreach

• Charitable Gift Planning Seminars for Donors

For more information, please visitmarybirdfoundation.org or callDebbie Landry at 225.215.1224

CorrectionIn the article titled “Thank You, Volunteers!”in the last edition of the Perkins Perspective, thenames of two MBPCC employees who workedextra hours without pay at cancer screeningsand fundraising activities in 2006 wereinadvertently omitted from the list. Please joinus in thanking Tammy Asmus and MattBryant for volunteering their time to supportthe Center’s programs.

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DMBP RemembersLong-Time FriendDr. Eula Palmer, in whosememory this edition ofPerkins Perspective isdedicated, passed away onMarch 29, 2007. She was88. A director emeritus ofthe Cancer, Radiation &Research Foundation, nowchartered as Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center,Palmer was namedadministrator of the Centerin 1975. During her tenureshe oversaw its significantexpansion and move to amuch larger facility in thecurrent location on Essen Lane. She retired from MaryBird Perkins in 1985 but stayed on as Administrator of theBaton Rouge Area Tumor Registry, and finally, as a parttime data specialist, until retiring for the last time in 1995.“Dr. Palmer was a lovely person whom I had the privilegeto meet,” said Todd Stevens, president and CEO of MaryBird Perkins. “She had a very positive impact on theevolution of the Center as it exists today.”

This volume of the Perkins Perspective is dedicatedto the Memory to our friend, Dr. Eula Palmer

Drew Tessier (center), special representative-governmentaffairs, Corporate Relations of Union Pacific Railroad,recently presented a check in the amount of $2,500 fromthe Union Pacific Foundation to the Center’s C.A.R.E.Network in support of its mobile medical clinic cancerscreening program. Union Pacific has a long-standingcommitment to improve the quality of life in thecommunities it serves and where their employees live andwork. Accepting the check is the Executive Director of theC.A.R.E. Network, Renea Austin-Duffin. Other MBPemployees pictured above (from l to r) include KatherineRose, Sandra Tessier and Lynn Weill.

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Baton Rouge KomenAffiliate Grants $10,000 toC.A.R.E. NetworkFunding Helps Promote LifesavingMessage of Early Detection

Pictured (l to r) are BR Komen Affiliate Grants Chair Gloria Dorsey;BR Komen Affiliate President Tammy Asmus; MBP Senior DevelopmentOfficer Katherine Rose; MBP VP of Communications Amy Benton.

At a reception honoring its 2007 grant recipients, the Baton RougeKomen Affiliate gave Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s C.A.R.E.Network $10,000 for support of its Mobile Medical Clinic BreastCancer Screening Program.

The C.A.R.E. Network has developed an innovative partnership withWoman’s Hospital to decrease breast cancer mortality in Mary BirdPerkins’ 15-parish service area. Since its inception in 2002, this earlydetection outreach program of free breast cancer screenings formedically underserved women in poorer, more remote locations hasscreened nearly 6,000 women for breast cancer. Expanded outreachand educational programs, combined with cancer screenings, areneeded to increase awareness, motivate behavioral changes, andprovide prevention and early detection interventions.

“We are grateful to the Komen organization not only for this grant toour organization but for the pursuit of its own mission to eradicatebreast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research,education, screening and treatment,” commented Renea Austin-Duffin, executive director, Mary Bird Perkins’ C.A.R.E. Network.

This year, the Baton Rouge Komen Affiliate gave a total of $205,000to the local community in its fight against breast cancer. Funding wasraised through the 2007 Race for the Cure.

Tammy Asmus, MBPCC chief radiation therapist, serves as the BatonRouge Komen Affiliate President.

Dr. Eula Palmer

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CCitizens of Ascension Parish and surrounding areas will have moreconvenient access to outpatient cancer care as St. Elizabeth Hospitalin Gonzales and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBPCC)partner to provide continued excellence in patient care. Thepartnership will build and operate a new radiation treatment facility,investing a total of $6 million - approximately $4 million in leading-edge cancer treatment technology and $2 million in additionalconstruction and renovation.

“Together, we are addressing an important need – local access tohigh-quality cancer care,” said Dee LeJeune, president and CEO ofSt. Elizabeth Hospital. “We are delighted to partner with Mary BirdPerkins to make it possible for St. Elizabeth and the physiciancommunity to provide a broader range of critical services for cancerpatients in the greater Ascension area.”

The new treatment facility will feature advanced technology,including a high-energy linear accelerator utilizing image guidedradiation therapy (IGRT); intensity modulated radiation therapy(IMRT); state-of-the-art imaging using positron emissiontomography and computed tomography (PET/CT); sophisticatedtreatment planning stations, as well as physics and dosimetry qualityassurance instrumentation and software. The facility will also besupported by MBPCC’s sixteen-member medical physics team.Medical physics is a discipline vital to the provision of radiationtherapy. The partners anticipate that construction of the facility willbegin in fall 2007.

The radiation oncologists at the new facility will include members ofthe Southeast Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group (SLROG)practicing exclusively at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center locations.This group of physicians has over 130 years of combined experienceand, during the next few months, two additional radiationoncologists will be joining the group for a total of eight SLROG-member physicians.

Mary Bird Perkins and St. Elizabeth Hospital will also continue tojointly enhance outreach services with a grassroots approach tosaving lives through education and early detection. Theorganizations have a history of partnering to provide free educational

and cancer screening initiatives. With the support of local healthcareprofessionals, it is expected that these efforts will only grow in thefuture, ultimately improving the health of the community-at-largefor generations to come.

“It is an honor to have the opportunity to work with St. Elizabeth,community physicians and residents in the greater Ascension area tosupport cancer care,” said Todd Stevens, president and CEO ofMPBCC. “Through comprehensive outreach services and advancedtreatment, we look forward to developing together a dynamicpartnership dedicated to fighting cancer.”

MBPCC also has a long and established relationship with Our Ladyof the Lake Regional Medical Center, sister hospital to St. Elizabeth.Since 1992, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center(OLOLRMC) and Mary Bird Perkins have been jointly accreditedfor its comprehensive cancer program by the American College ofSurgeons. The Cancer Program of Our Lady of the Lake and MaryBird Perkins was recently named as one of 14 cancer programs in thecountry selected by the National Cancer Institute to participate in itsnew and innovative National Cancer Institute Community CancerCenters Program (NCCCP) pilot.

For more information about St. Elizabeth Hospital and Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center, please visit www.steh.com orwww.marybird.org.

St. Elizabeth HospitalPartners WithCancer CenterMary Bird Perkins Building inAscension Parish

Your facility is wonderful. The personnel are cheerful and compassionate. Dr. Levine is terrific. I

felt like I was talking to a friend when stating my concerns.

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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s 12th annual LeadershipDinner, held in recognition of Leadership donors who made giftsof $1,000 or more to the Center during 2006, took place inMarch at the Baton Rouge center. Prior to the dinner, guests weregiven a tour of the Center and the Early Bird, the C.A.R.E.Network’s mobile medical clinic designed to take free cancerscreenings into communities most in need within the Center’s15-parish service area.

Robert S. Greer Jr., chairman, Board of Directors, told those inattendance that their cumulative gifts of more than $1.5 million

in 2006 will fund Mary Bird Perkins’ C.A.R.E Network in theform of free cancer screenings, awareness and educationprograms, research and cancer support services.

Greer thanked the Southeast Louisiana Radiation OncologyGroup (SLROG) — Robert Fields, MD; Gregory Henkelmann,MD; Sheldon Johnson, MD; Maurice King Jr., MD; ReneeLevine, MD; Kenneth Lo, PhD, MD — for underwriting theevening’s dinner. Dr. Lo told those assembled that he has visitedmany of the leading cancer centers in the country and was proudto report that Mary Bird Perkins ranks among them.

Frank McArthur, board member and 2006 Annual GivingCampaign chairman, thanked the Center’s Leadership donorsand recognized community volunteers who guided the fund-raising efforts during 2006. He also announced that to honor thememory of Mrs. Anna B. Lipsey, one of the Center’s foundingmembers, the Legacy Builders planned giving program wouldhenceforth be known as the Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders.

Julia Bradford Moore of Baton Rouge was honored as therecipient of the D. Jensen Holliday Memorial Award. The awardis presented annually by the Mary Bird Perkins board of directors

to honor the late Jensen Holliday, who waschairman of the board at the time of his death fromcancer. The award honors an individual in thecommunities served by Mary Bird Perkins who hasmade a sustained and significant difference in thefight against cancer. Beth Courtney, board memberand chairman of the selection committee,introduced Ms. Moore, a two-time breast cancersurvivor who saw a need to promote early detectionfor this disease in the African American communityand started Sisters Supporting Sisters. Presenting theaward was Jensen’s widow, Estelle Holliday. John F.Smith, committee representative from ExxonMobiland 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Baton Rouge,nominated Moore.

Todd Stevens, president and CEO of Mary BirdPerkins, provided a “State of the Center” update.He thanked those in attendance for the importantrole they played in keeping Mary Bird Perkins atthe forefront of cancer technology and care in 2006and concluded by telling the assembled Leadershipdonors, “We have never wavered in providingservice to anyone in need. That mission has neverbeen more critical than it is now.” He said thatwhile the state of Mary Bird Perkins is stronger than

ever, the Louisiana health care system for the uninsured is notstrong. “We are working to build a continuum where everycancer patient has access to care. Your support and engagement inthis partnership is critical. We are left with a legacy that will notallow us to fail.”

A special video compilation of the Center’s new “Faces”campaign, featuring Mary Bird cancer survivor testimonials, wasshown. Bill O’Quin, one of those ‘Faces’, concluded thepresentation by thanking donors for making the work of MaryBird Perkins possible.

Donors Honored at Mary Bird Perkins’Leadership DinnerD. Jensen Holliday Memorial Award Presented to Julia Bradford Moore

Pictured (l to r) are John F. Smith, Julia Bradford Moore, Estelle Holliday andBeth Courtney.

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The Taste of Louisiana,NTG ClassicRecord-Setting Combo forMary Bird Perkins

This year’s MBPCC golf tournament week — the 2007 NTGClassic presented by LEMIC Insurance Company from April 23-28 — raised over $185,000 to help cancer patients in need. “Theproceeds from the golf tournament week are invested right backinto the community — approximately $1.3 million over the last16 years — to provide early detection and cancer educationalservices to those in need. We are grateful to the fantastic sponsors,donors and community volunteers who worked so hard tosupport this meaningful effort.” said Todd Stevens, the Center’sPresident and CEO.

The start of the Center’s week-long golf activities was kicked offby The Taste of Louisiana on Monday, April 23 where more thana dozen area restaurants and caterers generously donated an arrayof their award-winning signature dishes for sampling by invitedguests. Underwritten by Our Lady of the Lake Regional MedicalCenter and presented by Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center,this was the first time the event was held in a new venue. “The‘Taste’ is so well-attended that it outgrew the space available atMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center,” said Bunnie Cannon, TheTaste of Louisiana co-chair. “We were thrilled that the new HiltonBaton Rouge Capitol Center opened its doors to us for thispopular event.”

In addition to the savory tastes, the evening was highlighted bylive and silent auctions and the drawing for the winner of a$10,000 raffle. Sara Easterly — a steadfast supporter of theCenter — held the winning ticket.

On Wednesday, April 25, the WAFB-sponsored golf tournamentwas held at The University Club. With both morning andafternoon tee times, the day was filled with fun, more food andmultiple opportunities for prizes at many of the golf holes. Witha low net score of 51, the first place morning flight winners wereToby Balsam, Douglas Schooling, Don Raby and James Davis ofNTG. David Gadd, Steve Walker, Ricky Adams and ChrisWalker of Sanderson Farms won the afternoon flight with a lownet score of 52.

Golfers ages 6-15 had the opportunity to receive instruction fromLSU Head Coach Chuck Winstead at the free Junior Golf Clinic,sponsored by Baton Rouge Coca-Cola on Saturday, April 28.

“I learned I was swinging back too far and coming from

the outside,” said 10-year-old William Meyers, Coca-

Cola Junior Clinic participant. “I’m glad I came.”

Said John Schiller, NTG Classic Chairman, addressing all thosewho helped with the Center’s 2007 annual golf tournament,“Everyone involved with this event — whether as a sponsor,volunteer, player or supporter — should know you have directlyimpacted the success of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center byhelping to continue Mary Bird Perkins’ mission of treatingcommunity members in need.”

“Sweet!” said 15-year-old Justin Guillory who was the lucky winner of a freeset of golf clubs donated by U.S. Kids Golf. Pictured (l to r) are John Schiller,Lynn Weill, Guillory and Chuck Winstead.

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Thompson Gives BackBecause It’s the RightThing To DoParents’ Cancer Scares LeadHim to MBPAt age 43, Scott Thompson is avery successful businessman.He blames it all on his parents.“My dad, an enlisted man inthe Navy for 23 years, was verystrict. I wanted to be a Navypilot. He talked me intobecoming a biomedicalengineer,” Thompson laughed.“My parents didn’t have a lot ofmoney growing up. Momcame from a family of 11. But they had good parents and strongfamily values. It taught them how to be good parents. A lot of peopledon’t know how to do that today,” he commented. “I’m fortunate. Ilearned at a young age to listen to my parents. I just believe in doingthe right thing.”

When Scott and his wife Linda began investigating philanthropiesthey wanted to support, he said it was important to them to pickthings they felt passionate about. A cubmaster for the past severalyears, one was the Boy Scouts. Another was cancer. “Both my motherand father had scares with skin cancer,” explained Thompson.“Suddenly it hit home that cancer can really happen to anybody.” Anavid golfer, when Thompson found out the title sponsorship for theannual Mary Bird Perkins golf tournament was available, he andLinda committed Network Technology Group (NTG) to fill thespot. “It was a great way to play golf and do something good at thesame time. When Linda and I learned how much of every dollarraised goes to touch a patient, that did it for us,” he stated.

NTG not only signed on as the 2007 title sponsor but as the pin flagsponsor as well, taking on a dual sponsorship and a significantfinancial commitment to this major fundraising endeavor for MaryBird Perkins. The event was extremely successful, raising over$185,000 for cancer care. Despite the fact that the professionalportion of the tournament had to be dropped from the program atthe last minute, the Thompsons took it in stride. “That’s not why wegave the money,” he explained. “We were just happy to be a part ofsuch a worthy cause. You give because you don’t know who youmight help. It’s the right thing to do.”

Dallas-based PHNS recently announced the acquisition of NetworkTechnology Group, Inc. NTG will remain a wholly owned subsidiaryof PHNS with Thompson as its president and chief executive officer.

(l to r) Dr. Kenneth Hogstrom, Dr. Kristofer Kainz and LSUMedical Physics graduate students Olivier Blasi and Todd Racine.

On Thursday, April 26,Kristofer Kainz, PhD, aninstructor in the Department ofRadiation Oncology at theMedical College of Wisconsin,Milwaukee, presented aradiation oncology physicsseminar at Mary Bird PerkinsCancer Center titled“Investigation of HelicalTomotherapy for Prone Breast

Irradiation.” Dr. Kainz washosted by Kenneth R. Hogstrom, PhD, the Center’s chief ofphysics, and the following week Dr. Hogstrom hosted asecond visiting scientist. On May 3, Howard Amols, PhD,Chief, Clinical Physics Service, Medical Physics Department,Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, spoketo the question “Image Guided Radiation Therapy: Is ItReally Useful?” Discussed were new technologies for imageguided radiation therapy and alternate techniques forestimating the true clinical significance of IGRT technology.

MBP Hosts Speakersfrom Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Medical Collegeof Wisconsin

Dr. Howard Amols

Scott and Linda Thompson

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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center volunteer JackCarmena received the 2007 Anna B. LipseyMemorial Volunteer of the Year award. He haslogged over seven years of service following hisretirement in 1998. “Mary Bird Perkins has aspecial place in my life,” said Carmena, an 18-yearcancer survivor. “I was treated here in 1989 by themost professional, caring, considerate people,including the volunteers. During the first of my 35treatments, there was a volunteer who sensed I wasupset and he came to sit and talk with me and putme at ease. I remember that to this day and I tryto do the same for others.”

The award, named for the late community activistand one of the Center’s original founders, waspresented by Anna Lipsey’s son, Richard Lipsey,and his wife, Susan, at the Center’s annualvolunteer recognition luncheon given in honor ofCenter volunteers. A recognition committeecomprised of Center staff and volunteers selectsthe honoree through a deliberative process thatbegins with nominations from staff.

Richard Lipsey told those assembled that Carmena feels his role ishelping the family with care-giving to their loved one. “He sees aneed and offers assistance, whether patient-related or apart from hisofficial position description,” said Lipsey. As an example, Lipseycited the fact that Carmena is the editor of instruction for thevolunteer manual, creator of a spreadsheet for tallying volunteerhours and an avid recruiter of additional MBPCC volunteers.

“Susan and I hear from so many people how pleased they are withthe supportive and compassionate patient care provided at thisfacility. That reflects hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours fromincredible people like you,” Lipsey told the volunteers. “On behalf ofthe Board of Directors, let me just say we couldn’t do it withoutyou.”

A $6,000 check is presented to Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter on behalf of the Jeff Boss Memorial Golf Classic held atCopper Mill Golf Course. Pictured front row (l to r) are GregStringfellow, Karen Boss and Lynn Weill, (back row) BrianVooletich, James Frazier, Dan Vooletich and AshleyStringfellow.

Over the past four years, the success of the Jeff Boss GolfTournament has been evident in the overwhelmingattendance and support of the event. On Saturday, May 19,friends and family presented Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter with a $6,000 check. Boss served as the LSUAthletic Equipment Manager from 1980-2003 and isremembered for his selflessness and sincere dedication tothe team and the players. A patient of Mary Bird Perkins,Boss passed away in 2003 from brain cancer. Also, thefamily of Milan Vooletich, a successful football coach of 32years, made a thousand dollar contribution in his memory.

Pictured (l to r) are honoree Jack Carmena, wife Ursula, and Susan and RichardLipsey.

Anna B. Lipsey Volunteer of the Year AwardMary Bird Perkins Recognizes Center Volunteers

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the Lafayette Area

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Webre, Sr.

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Ferguson, Jr.

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M E M O R I A L A N D H O N O R G I F T SMary Bird Perkins Cancer Center gratefully acknowledges thefollowing gifts made in memory of or to honor a specialperson or loved one during the period of January 1, 2007 toApril 30, 2007. Memorial and honor gifts may be made atany time and mailed to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center,Office of Development, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA70809. Gifts may also be made online at www.marybird.orgunder “Make a Gift.”

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and Family

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Elizabeth G. Scallan

Elaine Caffarel Schlatre

Charles N. Schlatre, Sr.

Raymond Schmolke

Kay Howell

Billy V. Scruggs

A. W. “Dick” Luedtke

Wallace Sevin

Anonymous

Ralph Shirley

Victor and Mary-Lynn Sachse

Sandra “Sandi” Shockett

Dr. John P. McNulty

Charles A. Siebert, Jr.

Eileen S. Siebert

Eunice Sims

Marilyn Anderson

Olga Smith


William A. Smith, Jr.



Grocers, Inc.

Mary Rose Sorrells

Michael and Michelle Sorrells

Ruth Silverman Spielberger

Carol Anne and Sidney M.

Blitzer, Jr.

James B. Spruell, Jr.

Ray E. Spruell

Edith Stahl

Sharon Bridwell

Richard Anthony Streb, M.D.

Dianne and Victor Bourque

Dupont-Fontenot Dental Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Lee, Sr., E. A.

Elaine S. Neese

Ann Poole

Melissa Ross

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wilkinson

William E. Stubbs

Wayne and Debbie Landry

Dr. Roger Alton Teekell

Judi and Ed Dunigan

E. J. Tonguis

Robert and Donna Parent

Dr. Harold “Sonny” Trahan


Vita R. Tucker

Mrs. Willliam E. Stubbs

E. A. Wall

Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Thompson

Erin Ward

Sandy and Greg Brown

Janet Webb

Hillar C. Moore, Jr.

Mazie R. Weber

Anonymous

Harry Whitfield

Claudia Johnson

Margaret E. Wilson

Anonymous

Sybil J. Wittmer

Yvonne Jones

Maude Woods



Grocers, Inc.

Dr. John Wrenn

The Coastal Studies Institute of

Louisiana State University

Donald Young, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Babin

In Honor Of…Laurie Smith Anderson

Dr. Ruth M. Patrick

Denise Andrews

Dorothy Panter

Francis R. Beard

Maggie Beard

Dr. Frederic T. Billings

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bassett

Frank B. Wickes

P. J. Bourgeois


Dr. James Carinder

Marina Toledo, Esq.

Dr. Cleveland

Samuel Mack

Fidney Dogua

Judy Dogua

Landry A. Dupuy

Mrs. Landry Dupuy

Robert Eller

Whitney “Chuck” Langlois, Jr.

Family Members

Mr. and Mrs. Denis J. Webre, Sr.

Clay Foret

Jamie Wilson

Stephanie Grand

Trenton Grand

Lou Green

Bobby and Tina Annison

Ann Gutter

Dr. Andrew Gutter

Vickie Hebert

Judy Dogua

Dr. Greg Henkelmann

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Cahill

Joan Herring

Martha and Jimmie Johnson

Carrie Ingerman

Anonymous

Mickey Ingerman

Anonymous

Dr. Sheldon Johnson and Staff

Sarah M. Romero

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Juneau

Betsy and Jerald Juneau

Gerald LeJeune, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Powell

Billie R. Lockwood

Allen J. Lockwood

Mrs. Bentley B. Mackay

Clothilde F. Knight

Mary Bird Perkins MIS

Department

Jamie Wilson

Linda Mikoda

Judy Nickens

Paul Morgan

Johanna Baldwin

Gary Norwood

Stephanie M. Norwood

Noël Parnell

Darlene Lundin

Ranny G. Pearce

Judy Pearce and Daughters

Shirley Primes

Elsie Davis

Mrs. Barbara Schwartzenburg

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D.

Strickland

Dwight Smith

Kirby Inland Marine

Celeste St. Boudreaux

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Landry

St. Joseph

Pete Cannatella

Emily Stich

Bob and Kathy Finley

Donna Taylor

Grace B. Gasaway

Jamie Wilson

Winifred L. Gill

At the April 2007 annual Board ofDirectors meeting of Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center, new volunteerleadership was elected to help carry outthe mission of the Center.

Richard A. Lipsey was elected to serveas the Center’s chairman of the board,the sixth in the Center’s 36 years.Lipsey, president of Lipsey’s Inc.,succeeds Robert S. Greer Jr., who willremain on the board for an additionaltwo years as immediate past chairman.

Other officers elected include J. Gerard Jolly, KPMG, vice chairman,and Dr. Tom J. Meek Jr., Dermatology Clinic, secretary. D.Randolph Waesche, Resource Management, Inc. was re-electedtreasurer.

New Board members elected for three-year terms include Brett P. Furr,Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips; Sancy McCool, community activist;Paul R. Thompson, CitiGroup Smith Barney, Annual Givingimmediate past chairman. Joseph H. Campbell Jr. was named anemeritus board member.

Appointed to the Board of Directors were James R. McIlwain, LamarAdvertising Company, 2007 Annual Giving Chairman, and G. LeeGriffin, retired, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center FoundationChairman.

“For over 35 years, Mary Bird Perkins has been governed byvolunteer leadership — standard bearers of excellence who havemade the Center what it is today,” commented Todd Stevens,president and CEO. “The addition of these great community leadersto our Board ensures that Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center willremain at the pinnacle of cancer care in the communities it serves.”

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Board Elects New DirectorsRichard Lipsey Elected Chairman


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Pete and Paige Stewart— Growing theFoundation for FutureGenerationsWith three children – Austin (10), Andrew (8) and Lauren(6) — Pete and Paige Stewart are working hard, living a fulllife and enjoying the challenges of an active family. Whenasked why they chose to leave a bequest now to Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center Foundation their answer was simple,“It’s for our children. It’s to set the example that giving is partof receiving and it’s time for our generation to step up.”

When Pete and Paige moved to Baton Rouge they sought toimmerse themselves within the community. “We knew wewere staying here and wanted to be involved with thecommunity as much as possible,” Paige said. “We are soblessed and we believe that by getting involved we are givingback by giving the gift of our time.”

The Stewarts were first introduced to Mary Bird PerkinsCancer Center when Pete was asked to be the volunteerchairman of the Center’s annual golf tournament in 2004. Itwas through the golf tournament that the Stewarts learnedabout the Center’s mission and how the funds raised by eventswere utilized. “Realizing that the money was going to supportthe C.A.R.E. Network, and everything that the C.A.R.E.Network was doing was going back into the community, wasexciting,” Pete said.

In 2005, Pete’s role at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Centerexpanded when he was elected to the Center’s board ofdirectors. During his three-year year term Pete becamestrategically involved with the Center. “I had an inside viewof the Center’s organization, management and leadership,

areas critical to an organization’s success,” said Pete of hisexperience with Mary Bird Perkins. “I truly felt that at theend of the day, in addition to my time, making a financial giftto the organization was the right thing to do.”

“When we looked at what Mary Bird Perkins offered thecommunity and the superiority of its leadership we knewthat making a bequest to the Foundation was how wewanted to contribute to the Center’s longevity,” theStewarts said. “We are a family and we make decisionsas a family. We talk everything over and make sureeveryone understands how important such decisions are.”

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When discussing their family and varied activities, theStewarts exude energy and excitement about the future.They radiate those same emotions when the topic is MaryBird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation and the legacythey are helping to leave for their community and theirchildren. “If something ever happens, if anyone we knowor love is ever in need of Mary Bird Perkins’ services, it willbe a comfort to know we have a place right in ourcommunity that’s here for all of us,” they said.

Pete Stewart is the president and CEO of TraceSecurity.Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, TraceSecurity maintainsoffices in Dallas, TX; San Diego, CA; and Portland, OR. Formore information visit www.TraceSecurity.com.

Let a Philanthropic Bequest Fit Your WishesAre you planning a bequest to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation? If so, make sure it reflectsyour hopes and desires. You have a wide choice of alternatives.

• You can bequeath a sum of money, specified personal or real property, or a share of your estate’s residue.

• Your gift can be contingent. That is, you can provide that the money, property or share is to go to an individual if thatperson survives you. Otherwise, it’s to be distributed to the Foundation.

The official legal bequest language for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation is one of the following:

“I [name of donor, city, state], give to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation [written amount or percentageof the estate or description of property]. My unrestricted gift is to be used for the endowment of Mary Bird PerkinsCancer Center Foundation to address the evolving needs of the organization based on the mission and vision of theFoundation.”; or

“I [name of donor, city, state], give to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation [written amount or percentageof the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

• You can create a trust for a relative’s benefit, assuring the availability of income and principal for that person’ssupport and comfort, and name us to receive whatever is left when the trust terminates.

• For greater tax savings, you can establish a charitable remainder trust that will pay an income for life to theindividual of your choice and the remaining principal to the Foundation.

• Generally, gifts without limits on their use are preferred so they can be applied to the most urgent needs. But youhave every right to restrict your bequest by directing how you want it used or allowing the Foundation to expendonly the income from your gift. If you want to designate a specific purpose, please consult with us in advance tomake certain that your wishes can be carried out.

• You can make your bequest in memory of yourself or a loved one, and there are many ways to grant appropriaterecognition.

Attention: Anna B. Lipsey Legacy BuildersSAVE THE DATE

Recognition BrunchThursday, November 1, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.

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www.marybirdfoundation.org22 Perkins Perspective • The Future of Cancer Care Starts Now.

It pays to invest inMary Bird Perkins

Cancer CenterFoundation

Invest in Your Future.Invest in Our Future.

Through a Charitable GiftAnnuity

For a minimum gift of $10,000, acharitable gift annuity will

provide you with:

• Fixed payments for life, paidannually, semiannually orquarterly

• Appealing payments - Aguaranteed return often greaterthan current money marketrates or certificates of deposit

(For example, a donor at age75 earns 7.10%)

• An immediate charitableincome tax deduction

• Partial tax-free payments foryour life expectancy

• Reduced capital gains taxes ifyour gift is funded withappreciated securities

• The opportunity to fightcancer and ensure that patientsand families have access to allthe services they need — nowand in the future

• Recognition as an Anna B.Lipsey Legacy Builder

The Development Office will sendyou a personalized financial analysis(with no obligation) that shows youhow a charitable gift annuity canbenefit both you and Mary BirdPerkins Cancer Center Foundation.

Strengthen Your Futureand OursWith a Charitable Gift Annuity

Explore the PossibilitiesDid you know you can secure fixed annual payments for life by making acontribution to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation? It’s true. Ourcharitable gift annuity will pay you (and a survivor, if desired) a fixed dollaramount when you make an irrevocable gift to the Foundation.

Key FeaturesIf you itemize deductions, you can take a charitable income tax deduction forpart of your gift in the year your gift is made. A sizable part of each annuitypayment is also tax free.

You receive an attractive supplement to your retirement funds with noinvestment worries or responsibilities.

You make a special and enduring gift to strengthen cancer services to ourcommunity.

With a deferred payment gift annuity, you make the contribution now, securea current income tax charitable deduction, and we agree to make fixed annualpayments starting at a later date.

Sample Gift Annuity Rates

One Life Two LivesYour Age Rate of Return Your Ages Rate of Return

50 5.3% 50/55 4.7%55 5.5% 55/60 5.0%60 5.7% 60/65 5.5%65 6.0% 65/70 5.7%70 6.5% 70/75 6.1%75 7.1% 75/80 6.6%80 8.0% 80/85 7.3%85 9.5% 85/90 8.4%90+ 11.3% 90/95+ 10.1%

The rate of return is slightly lower for two lives because the period of paymentgenerally is longer.

Rates are recommended by the American Council on Gift Annuities, confirmed asof July 2007 and are subject to annual review.

For more information, please contact:225.215.1224 or email [email protected]. All inquiries are confidential.

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Robelynn H. AbadieTom and Lisa Adamek

Anonymous - (3)Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barton, Jr.

Mr. John W. Barton, Sr.Mark and Kathy Bensabat

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bernhard, Jr.Evelyn Campbell Beven *

Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Billings IIIMrs. Jane Thibaut Boyce

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Campbell, Jr.Carolyn A. Chassee

Pat CheramieBeverly and Dudley Coates

Estate of Jess Willard CockerhamEstate of Charles Newsam Conner

Estate of Violet T. CrumEstate of Jean H. Curet

Mr. Louis D. CuretMr. D. Cecil Delaune *Ms. Elaine T. Delaune *Leonard Boyd DelauneEstate of Hazel Ewing Estate of Isiah J. Ewing

Leon Ford IV and Helen Ford DufrecheCharlie V. Giambelluca *Jerry and Devera Goss

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Greer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Lee Griffin

David S. Hanson, M.D. and Jolene K. Johnson, M.D.Mrs. Cecile B. Harrell *

The D. Jensen Holliday Family FundDr. and Mrs. Sheldon A. Johnson

Jerry and Donna JollyMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Jones

Estate of Esther Kent Estate of John Barker Killgore

Estate of Shirley Coppenex KillgoreMary Alicia * and Bettye * Lauret

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. LipseyMrs. Paula Garvey Manship *

Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. McArthur IIMrs. Sancy H. McCool

Chuck * and Ruth McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McKernanEstate of Lady Katharine McLaurin

Dr. and Mrs. Tom J. Meek, Jr.Estate of Marguerite H. Mills

Mr. Hillar C. Moore, Jr.Mr. Thomas J. Moran

Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. MoserMr. and Mrs. Hermann Moyse III

Estate of Rosalie MoyseEstate of Stephen R. Musso

Earl E. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Paul R. Nowacki

Craig and Cindy NuckollsMiss Emogene Pliner *

Mr. and Mrs. David C. PriceMs. Barbara V. Rathbone

Estate of Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Rathbone, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rathbone

Suzanne and Jackie RomeElaine Kessler Schudmak *Jerry and Chuck Schwing

Ms. Ruth C. SessionsBeverly Carson SmileyTodd and Kelli StevensPeter and Paige Stewart

Emily C. StichDr. and Mrs. O. M. Thompson, Jr.

Felix and Lynn WeillAnn Wilkinson

* Deceased

New 2007 Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Buildersare denoted in bold.

Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders is comprised of individuals who have made or have notified Mary Bird Perkins CancerCenter Foundation of their intent to make planned gifts through their estate plans. Donors who have made outright giftsof $10,000 or more to the endowment or created endowed gifts for specific programs are also recognized as Legacy Builders.

Through their generosity, the following individuals are helping MBPCCF to build a long-term sustainable endowment fundand provide for the stewardship of such funds in order to provide financial support to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Centerand other nonprofit entities that are established, and have demonstrated the ability to conduct cancer-related programs orprovide services that reduce cancer incidence and mortality, or improve the quality of life for those affected by cancer.

Anna B. Lipsey Legacy Builders


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PERKINS PERSPECTIVE is published by the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Communications Department to provide informationabout news and programs of interest to the medical community, cancer patients and their families, donors and friends of the Center.

Communications Department 225.215.1225Amy L. Benton, VP of communications • Jennifer Garcille, donor communications liaison • Sally McConnell, communications manager

Danette Simon, physician liaison • Debby Vollmer, public relations manager/senior staff writer

WMaryBirdAuction.com- Coming SoonWho doesn’t love the excitement of an auction —especially www.MaryBirdAuction.com? With one-of-a-kind items available at your fingertips, bidding couldn’t beany easier, or more thrilling.

All Star Automotive Group is the Underwriting Sponsor this year, andMerrill Lynch and Capital One are the auction’s Presenting Sponsors.

“Last year the auction netted over $123,000 for Mary Bird Perkins tosupport vital, comprehensive cancer support programs and services incommunities served across southeast Louisiana,” said Auction ChairmanAmy Berret of Kean Miller.

The auction begins October 16, 2007 with the activation of theMaryBirdAuction.com website at the Auction Preview Party at Phil Witter’sLive Oak Arabian Stables in Baton Rouge.

Tony Kurlas of Merrill Lynch is the 2007 Honorary Chairman.

To donate or for moreinformation,

contact 225.215.1316 [email protected]

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