Lung Cancer

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has appointed Richard Fischel, the president-elect of the American Lung Assn. of Orange County, as the medical director of its lung cancer program. Fischel, who has practiced in Orange County since 1995 and formerly taught in UCI’s School of Medicine, will oversee Hoag’s multidisciplinary program for lung cancer patients and help to launch additional clinical programs. He specializes in video-assisted surgery and is working with Hoag administrators to develop a comprehensive physical therapy program for lung surgery patients.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian would like to take a more interdisciplinary approach in treating its cancer patients, and it hopes a $5 million grant announced Thursday will help do that. The interest from the endowment, provided by the George Hoag Family Foundation, will be used to pay a permanent, full-time salary for an executive, medical and scientific director of Hoag Cancer Center. Dr. Robert Dillman has started in this role, which makes him responsible for uniting all branches of cancer care.

"You'll get a lot of short-term memory loss, and it'll affect your body." Gizzela Prado, 10 Costa Mesa "It could affect your lungs, and you won't be able to breathe very well." Javier Medina, 9 Costa Mesa "I don't like the smell. It affects your lungs. I've been paranoid over it my whole life." Chase Murphy, 10 Costa Mesa "Because you can die from it, and because it causes mouth cancer, throat cancer and lung cancer."

I’m writing this letter as a promise I gave my father, Donald Lee Bayliss, as I watched him dying with Stage 4 lung cancer, unable to breathe, choking and suffering, going into cardiac arrest and passing away at 10:30 a.m. on April 5 at Hoag Hospital — one day before his 50th wedding anniversary. Another meaningless victim of the tobacco companies. My father went through two surgeries, countless chemotherapy treatments, trips to City of Hope, UCLA, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas.

Friends of late Newport Beach pro-surfer Gary Edgar will release 45 doves on the beach today to strains of the Bob Marley song “Three Little Birds.” A fixture in Newport’s surfing community since the late ’70s, Gary Edgar, 45, was listening to the song when he died last week after battling lung cancer. “ Don’t worry about a thing / ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right ,” the song goes. Together with his brother, Ron Edgar, the identical twins were known in local surfing circles as “the Shredgars.

Dylan Christopher Crouch A memorial service for Dylan Christopher Crouch is scheduled to be at 2:30 p.m. today at Pacific View Chapel, 3500 Pacific View Drive in Corona del Mar. Mr. Crouch, a longtime Newport Beach resident and former professional surfer, died on Sept. 25. He was 34. Mr. Crouch is survived by his mother, Diane Farmer; sister Amber Crouch; brother Zach Eddy; grandmother Betty-Nan Vaughan; and aunt Jeanie Eddy. Family and friends have also planned a special paddle-out at 62nd Street in Newport Beach on Saturday at 10 a.m. Carl Raymond Stevens Carl Raymond Stevens, a longtime Costa Mesa resident, died on Sept.

C osta Mesa resident Dave Bunnell was angry at it. It took his father's life. Thirty new cases of it are expected each day this year in Orange County. It is cancer and, according to the American Cancer Society, was the second leading cause of death in California in 2007. So Bunnell, along with 96 expected participants, arrived at Newport Beach Country Club Monday for the American Cancer Society's 20th annual Orange County Golf Invitational. Joining Bunnell, a sales manager at Sterling BMW in Newport Beach — one of the event's sponsors — was colleague Steve Army.

Lindsay Sandham Although legendary film star John Wayne passed away 26 years ago, his name and his legend live on through his many descendants and the research and development that comes out of the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Anita Swift of Costa Mesa is the oldest of Wayne's 24 grandchildren. Her mother, Toni, was from "the first batch" of Wayne children -- he had seven from two marriages. Swift took a position on the board of the John Wayne Cancer Institute four years ago, after her mother died of lung cancer.

Is 56 the new 76? We read that 60 is the new 50. In pursuit of that concept, I was recently fortunate to experience a dynamic therapeutic massage at the hands of talented, strong Hollee Neff in a lovely studio at Second and Mermaid streets in downtown Laguna Beach. Two people I knew died in February, tragically, both at age 56. Smoking and abuse of alcohol contributed to their untimely departures. Please throw away the death sticks. If you are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, get sober and live.

Submitted by James Chisum ORANGE COUNTY – Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in America (after lung cancer) and it is the most common form of cancer in men according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The prostate, a walnut-sized gland present only in men, is a vital part of the reproductive system in men, and it also can cause a detrimental effect to urination if it becomes enlarged,” says Martin Weissman, M.D, F.A.C.

Is 56 the new 76? We read that 60 is the new 50. In pursuit of that concept, I was recently fortunate to experience a dynamic therapeutic massage at the hands of talented, strong Hollee Neff in a lovely studio at Second and Mermaid streets in downtown Laguna Beach. Two people I knew died in February, tragically, both at age 56. Smoking and abuse of alcohol contributed to their untimely departures. Please throw away the death sticks. If you are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, get sober and live.

Editor's note: This corrects Frank Leal's birthday. NEWPORT BEACH — The ashes of one of the last four surviving Dory fishermen will be scattered at sea, where he had toiled for decades to haul in the early-morning catch. Dory Fishing Fleet veteran Frank Leal, the son of a Portuguese fisherman, died of lung cancer at his Costa Mesa home Feb. 1. He was 64. "He wanted to be put on his favorite fishing spot," his widow, Leslie Leal, said. Frank Leal's life will be celebrated with a memorial service at the Newport Pier at 11 a.m. Sunday.

C osta Mesa resident Dave Bunnell was angry at it. It took his father's life. Thirty new cases of it are expected each day this year in Orange County. It is cancer and, according to the American Cancer Society, was the second leading cause of death in California in 2007. So Bunnell, along with 96 expected participants, arrived at Newport Beach Country Club Monday for the American Cancer Society's 20th annual Orange County Golf Invitational. Joining Bunnell, a sales manager at Sterling BMW in Newport Beach — one of the event's sponsors — was colleague Steve Army.

Friends of late Newport Beach pro-surfer Gary Edgar will release 45 doves on the beach today to strains of the Bob Marley song “Three Little Birds.” A fixture in Newport’s surfing community since the late ’70s, Gary Edgar, 45, was listening to the song when he died last week after battling lung cancer. “ Don’t worry about a thing / ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right ,” the song goes. Together with his brother, Ron Edgar, the identical twins were known in local surfing circles as “the Shredgars.

Submitted by James Chisum ORANGE COUNTY – Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in America (after lung cancer) and it is the most common form of cancer in men according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The prostate, a walnut-sized gland present only in men, is a vital part of the reproductive system in men, and it also can cause a detrimental effect to urination if it becomes enlarged,” says Martin Weissman, M.D, F.A.C.

A jury has awarded Jodie Bullock of Newport Beach $13.8 million in punitive damages in her lawsuit against cigarette maker Philip Morris USA, six years after her mother, Betty Bullock, died of lung cancer. The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court ruled 9 to 3 Monday. Betty started smoking at age 17. She sued the cigarette giant in 2001 for fraud and was initially awarded $28 billion in damages in 2002. That ruling was reduced by a judge to $28 million before being reversed and sent to the 2nd District Court of Appeals in 2008 for a new trial.

Submitted by James Chisum ORANGE COUNTY --   Last spring, Emily Roberts, a working mother of three, was diagnosed with Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). A few months later, she created her blog, ‘Emily's Lung Cancer Journey: Creating Awareness of Lung Cancer in Women’ to update friends and family and spread the word. At first, Roberts used her blog so she wouldn’t have to write hundreds of e-mails to relatives to keep them posted but then turned her journal into a resource for lung cancer patients and their families.

Fourth-grader Fritz Miller can’t wait to walk around the track at Newport Harbor High School for this year’s Relay for Life. “I like just walking around and feeling good about what you’re doing,” 10-year-old Fritz said. Fritz and his friends at Harbor View Elementary School have managed to raise $4,681 for the relay — $2,200 of it came in the form of nickels and dimes the children collected in plastic coin jugs in their classrooms. In its eighth year, Newport’s Relay for Life raises money for the American Cancer Society.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian would like to take a more interdisciplinary approach in treating its cancer patients, and it hopes a $5 million grant announced Thursday will help do that. The interest from the endowment, provided by the George Hoag Family Foundation, will be used to pay a permanent, full-time salary for an executive, medical and scientific director of Hoag Cancer Center. Dr. Robert Dillman has started in this role, which makes him responsible for uniting all branches of cancer care.

I’m writing this letter as a promise I gave my father, Donald Lee Bayliss, as I watched him dying with Stage 4 lung cancer, unable to breathe, choking and suffering, going into cardiac arrest and passing away at 10:30 a.m. on April 5 at Hoag Hospital — one day before his 50th wedding anniversary. Another meaningless victim of the tobacco companies. My father went through two surgeries, countless chemotherapy treatments, trips to City of Hope, UCLA, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas.