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Jupiter Medical Center Gerard Korczynski is
Commemorates Breast Cancer one of this year’s breast
cancer survivor success
Awareness Month With Its stories who had a right
breast mastectomy and
Third Annual Pink Chair five lymph nodes removed
at Jupiter Medical Center
Project this past January. In
partnership with Jupiter
Campaign Celebrates Local Breast Cancer Medical Center and the
Survivors And Highlights The Inspiration For Niedland Breast Center,
Their Journey Korczynski is helping
educate our community
Jupiter Medical about early signs of breast
Center and The cancer in men.
Margaret W. Niedland A lifelong outdoorsman,
Breast Center are Korczynski explains the
c o m m e m o r a t i n g inspiration for the design
Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its third annual of his chair, which can be
“Pink Chair Project,” a campaign that honors breast found at Park Avenue BBQ
cancer patients and survivors and raises awareness about in The Gardens Mall. “I have always loved hunting and patients of Jupiter Medical Center Comprehensive Breast
breast health during the month of October. fishing; they are simple pleasures. You try your best, hope Care Program. The program provides clinical excellence
Celebrating its third year, the project features chairs for the best. Some days you catch something and some with compassionate care through a team approach to
decorated by local breast cancer survivors and patients days you don’t. But I’m always thankful for the outdoors, ensure the needs of all patients and caregivers are met
whose designs reflect the inspiration that helped them the sun and the sky and being alive. My chair, as you can on a personal level. The program offers state-of-the-art
navigate through their diagnosis and treatment. Now see, reflects my love of hunting and fishing. My family 3-D mammography, same-day results and follow-up
through the end of the month, the chairs will be on display helped decorate the chair which is a reflection of their love imaging, a patient navigation team, high risk screening,
at businesses in The Gardens Mall and surrounding and support for me for which I am always grateful for!” genetic counseling and testing in a multidisciplinary
Jupiter communities throughout Breast Cancer Awareness This year’s Pink Chair Project also spotlights the clinic. The program also offers clinical trials, innovative
Month. Each chair is as unique as the designer and is inspiring success story of mother and daughter Dena reconstruct surgery techniques, radiation therapy,
accompanied by a display that explains the origins of each and Irene, breast cancer survivors who were both outpatient chemotherapy, along with support services
survivor’s inspiration and encourages men and women to diagnosed less than a month apart. They used humor and a survivorship program. For more information or
schedule their mammograms regularly. as the inspiration for their chair design: “Our family to schedule a mammogram, call (561) 263-4414 or visit
“Each year, far too many people and their families are uses humor to get through difficult situations. We have jupitermed.com.
affected by breast cancer and we must do more to educate both been very open with family and friends about our About Jupiter Medical Center
people about the importance of getting mammograms diagnoses as well as keeping everyone updated on our Rated number one for safety, quality and patient
for early detection,” said Dr. Amit Rastogi, president journeys through social media in a humorous and positive satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading
and CEO of Jupiter Medical Center. “We are proud to way. Laughing about our challenges and poking fun at the destination for world-class health care in Palm
support such an important and personal campaign for odd things our bodies are going through has helped others Beach County and across the Treasure Coast region.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month through our Pink Chair feel more comfortable talking about what’s happening. Recognized as the region’s only independent, not-
Project and bring more awareness to the community about When others can have a giggle, too, it really helps keep for-profit hospital, Jupiter Medical Center offers a
these incredible survivor stories.” us moving forward with a positive attitude!” comprehensive continuum of inpatient and
With one in eight women estimated to develop breast Both Dena and Irene are artists and chose to incorporate outpatient healthcare services, expertise and
cancer each year, the Pink Chair Project aims to raise their infectious sense of humor and artistic style to create specialties, including orthopedics and spine
awareness of the importance of diagnostic screening, with their chair themed, “Save the Boobies,” which was designed care, cancer care, cardiac and vascular
the goal of early diagnosis and treatment to save lives. as a play on words around the blue-footed booby birds. care, comprehensive stroke, obstetrics and
Many of the participants’ stories stress this message, with With a reputation of being “like no breast center you’ve maternity care, pediatrics, emergency care
many attributing their survival story based on catching ever seen,” The Margaret W. Niedland Breast Center is as well as diagnostic imaging, screening,
their cancer at its earliest stage and encouraging women a state-of-the-art facility housing the most advanced and testing and urgent care. For more
to get their mammograms and other diagnostic tests sophisticated imaging and diagnostic equipment, and has information about Jupiter Medical
annually. met the high standards of the National Accreditation Program Center, please call (561) 263-2234
Although it’s rare, about one percent of all breast for breast centers and carries the Breast Imaging Center of or visit www.jupitermed.com.
cancer cases in the U.S. occur in men according to the Excellence seal from the American College of Radiology.
National Breast Cancer Foundation. Local Jupiter resident All of the participants in the Pink Chair Project are Photos provided by Jupiter Medical Center

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