COLLEGE STATION: SPECIAL EVENT
Diamonds
& Denim
Event raises funds to
support Baylor Scott &
White Cancer Center -
College Station.
ccording to the American
Cancer Society, about one
in two men and one in three
women will be diagnosed with cancer
during their lifetime. Roughly half of
these patients will need radiation therapy
during the course of their treatment.
In College Station alone, Baylor
Scott & White provides more than 360
What is a linear accelerator?
radiation treatments and 550 infusions
each month. The second annual
Diamonds & Denim event raised more
The TrueBeam linear
than $45,000 to benefit the purchase
of an additional linear accelerator
for radiation treatment. The second
linear accelerator will hep bring local
accelerator delivers radiation increments of less than a
therapy with pinpoint accuracy millimeter with accuracy checks
to target and treat tumors, while every ten milliseconds
sparing surrounding healthy tissue.
comprehensive cancer care to even
Precision measured in
Short treatment times to reduce
patient discomfort and minimize
more patients in the area.
Key features
Guests at the event on Saturday, April
27 at the 7D Ranch in Navasota enjoyed
the impact on patients’ daily lives
Tailored treatments specific to
each patient
a skeet shoot followed by an evening
of festivities, including auctions, dinner,
dancing, and a performance by the Philip
Griffin Band.
To learn more about how you can
More options for treating help, please contact Kassi Horner,
complex cases, including lung, director of philanthropy for Brenham
breast, liver, abdomen, head, and and College Station, at 979-337-5248.
neck cancers
“Cancer treatment in general, and
in particular radiation therapy, can have
a huge impact on a patient’s life, simply
because it has to be done almost every
day for several weeks,” says Yadvindera
Bains, MD, a radiation oncologist at
Baylor Scott & White Cancer Center
– College Station. “That’s why it’s
so important to have this treatment
available in our community: so that a
cancer diagnosis doesn’t mean our
patients have to put everything else in
their lives on hold.”
“We are so thankful to our
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community for their support,” says
William Rayburn, chief medical officer for
Baylor Scott & White - College Station
region. “Your generosity means more
patients are able to work, go to school,
care for their families, and continue to
live their lives all while receiving life-
saving cancer treatment. Together, we
are changing cancer care for the better.”
1. Attendees kicked off the day
with a skeet shoot at 7D Ranch.
2. Ashley Cox, Catherine
Owens, and Amber Reed
3. (Back row) Mendy Haney,
Sharon Tarver, Norma Renolds,
Dr. Matt Jordan, Dr. Coy Wright,
Dr. Troy Simon, Monica Gonzalez,
(front row) Dr. William Rayburn,
Lisa Norris, Christine Giammona,
and Holly Hibler
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