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Outreaches on Breast and Colorectal Cancer Prevention
During the month of October, the Asian Pacific Health Center held three outreaches to promote awareness of Breast and Colorectal cancer prevention in the San Diego community. The target audience was the Tai Chi class attendees at three locations, with the co-organization of Mrs. Hien Ngo, an active member of the San Diego Integral Tai Chi association.
The first Outreach was held at the City Heights Recreation Center in East San Diego on October 11, 2008 at 12:30 PM, before the class began at 2:30 PM.
Dr Trang Nguyen presented on Breast Cancer, Dr Hiep Nguyen on Colorectal Cancer in the Asian population, and Binh Tran gave information on the Cancer Detection Program from the state with the eligibility requirements. All speakers are Board members at the Asian Pacific Health Center who have volunteered at various outreaches and health fairs in the past.
Trang Nguyen, MD, is a graduate from State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn in General Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry in 1998, and is Board Certified in General Psychiatry. She currently works at Children and Youth Services of Orange County, the Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) Services and Providence Community Services in San Diego.
Hiep Nguyen, MD, graduated from New York University with a Geriatric Fellowship. He is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, and currently has a solo practice in San Diego.
Binh N. Tran, PharmD, a long-time practicing pharmacist and member of numerous Vietnamese Pharmacy Associations and Forums, and Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is Executive Director at the Asian Pacific Health Center.
The number of attendees was modest at this first encounter, but was compensated by the profusion of questions asked and the sharing of unique experiences. Mrs. Ngo touched on the human aspect of breast cancer when relating her prostheses fitting experience on mastectomy patients. Another patient came to learn on colon cancer prevention, as he currently has many GI problems. The patient asked the sources of help available to persons without any medical insurance.
Even to persons having insurance, many are deterred from taking the tests due to the inconvenience and discomfort of the preparatory bowel cleansing.
A light lunch was served at the beginning of the presentations.
Visiting from Florida were Dr Tri Nguyen, radio-oncologist in Bradenton, and Mrs. Binh Minh Nguyen from Viet Nam, brother and sister of Binh Tran. Thank you for your assistance in setting the room for the talks. Kristiana Nguyen, staff at APHC and volunteer at the Vietnamese American Youth Alliance (VAYA) also took lively pictures of the session.
Reported by
Binh N. Tran, PharmD
Executive Director
Asian Pacific Health Center
