Ventura County Star from Ventura, California • 47

4 Monday Oct 22 2001 EC The Star Mn RSTONESCoUNTy 4 I Seminar to focus on breast cancer education detection i i i The seminar will feature a panel discussion with a number of era and oncologists among Craig Inouye a doctor at the center Gladys Negron a medical doctor and gynecologist and Anita Haul a medical doctor and Snonsored pital Cancer Services and The Nancy Reagan Breast Cancer Center die lecture is slated 6:30 to 8:30 pjn at the Posada Royale Hotel and Suites The seminar is one of several educational semi SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL Doctors to address latest treatment options female in the field of oncology" cancer have been early detection as a student Kaul said oncology Haul said thing are chang- and surgery gives her many chances to study ing And I think as diagnmna and in eight women will be the disease at core but she treatment continue to improve diagnosed with breast also said it can be an especially more and more women are seek- she said "but early detection tough field ing women methods have made an incredible cannot treat the disease Each speaker will talk about difference in treatments and reoc- without treating the patient and -the different aspects of cancer in- currence The other area of great getting she said eluding symptoms screening improvement had 'been1 with I wish I had opened a mammograms early detection surgery flower shop but most days I enjoy surgery and radiation has gone from radical what I do" A question-and-answer period to she said Reservations are required and will round out the evening most cases we can preserve much can be made by calling 955-8119 Kaul said the Mggwt innova- of the breast" The Posada Royale is at 1775 tions in the treatment of breast Interested in molecular biology Madera Road Simi Valley nan on cancer scheduled through- oncologist By SL Salamoea out the yean New to Simi Mey Hospital Cormpondent is something new we've Kaulof Chatsworth is also affiliat- Eariy detection nrgy said Kathy Kramei the ed with Los Robles Regional Med-iaVing jnmaH in the fight against cancer services admin- teal Center in Thousand Oaks She breast renew and win be among istratoc holding these is one of the few female oncolo-the topics discussed during a free seminars as a public service' ftrt gists on the West Coast seminar tonight in Simi Vhlley of fighting cancer is true there aren't too many A Claims workshops to help ex-Rocketdyne workers Officer back on duty after brush with death fy ---t- rrOm ftports The US Labor and Energy departments have scheduled a series of meetings and claims assistance workshops in Simi Valley for former Rocketdyne workers eligible for payments under the Energy Employees Occupa- tional Illness Compensation Program TWo town hall meetings to ex-' plain the new program are scheduled for 1 and 7 pjn Tuesday at the Posada Royale Hotel and Suites 1775 Madera Road Simi Valley At each meeting group and individual sessions will be offered so workers can get help filling out claim forms Claims assistance also will be available at the hotel between 9 amu and 7:30 pjn Wednesday and Thursday Group 'sessions those two days are scheduled for 10 ami 2 pjn and 7pjn Appointments are encouraged but not required They can be made by calling (866) 697-0841 -The Energy Employees Illness Compensation Act took effect July 31 It provides $150000' in lump-sum compensation as well as related medical expenses to workers seriously ill because they were exposed to beryllium silica or radiation while working for the Department of Energy its contractors or subcontractors in the nuclear weapons industry It also provides benefits to some survivors and $50000 lump-sum payments and medical expenses to certain uranium workers Originally scheduled for the week of Sept 10 the sessions were postponed following the attacks in New York and at the Pentagon' Additional sessions will be scheduled as necessary to accommodate all interested employees Simi Valley fire station selling bracelets honoring firefighters From ttaff reports The red anodized aluminum bracelets sold exclusively by phone for the benefit of the families of the fallen firefighters in New York can now be purchased inSimiMey The bracelets are inscribed with two crossed axes and the words: Memory of our Men Heroes FDNY 91101" Bracelets can be purchased for $10 at Santa Susana Station 4212 Los Angeles Ave Simi Valley Mail orders can be sent to Fallen Heroes Bracelet Fund 1409 Kuehner Drive PO Box 111 Simi Valley CA 93063 cost is $12 The fund-raising effort is being spearheaded by Los Angeles City Fine Department Engineer Kevin Lowe of Simi Mey and his wife Ruth and Los Angeles City fireman Ray Hoffman of Orange County' As of Wednesday they had raised more than $1 milium All proceeds go directly to the spouses and children of the firefighters in New York who lost their lives following the Sept 11 terrorist at-tacks For more information call (323) 254-4066 Bravo! StqffpkototbytotmtbiKilakmt UNIFORM Oxnard police Officer Kio Ebrahimzadeh has returned to duty after undergoing successful treatment for a maligrant brain tumor His fellow employees donated more than 1200 hours of sick time so he could continue to get a salary during surgery radiation treatments and chemotherapy Oxnard colleagues pitched in to help during brain cancer fight: months ago and will continue until June In the nine months he was off work Ebrahimzadeh visited the police station every few weeks spending time with his fellow of: fleers or joining them on ride-! alongs needed to do that for my-' he said in sports never liked being on the' Throughout his illness mem- here of the department have ral-: lied around urn Ebrahimzadeh said -i this whole time the PD has been my second family" he said lot of my closest best friends have shied away but these guys Cavanaugh's t-mail addrtu ii acavaneMgkiMsidaccm said There goes my My sergeant said a the last thing you need to be worrying Ebrahimzadeh told the tumor which doctors originally thought was benign would have to be removed He was warned the surgery might affect some brain functions but that turned out not to be the case deficits I lose one ounce of he said "When I came out and everything was there I was so happy" TWo weeks after the surgery Ebrahimzadeh began seven weeks of daily radiation therapy have energy for an hour or two then be wiped out" Ebrahimzadeh also is undergoing a new form of chemotherapy that involves taking a pill on the first five days of the month The treatment began By Andrea Cavaiangk Staff writer Tfen months ago Oxnard police Officer Kio Ebrahimzadeh had everything he wanted in life his health a close ancle erf family and friends and a career he loved Then in January he learned he had a malignant tain turnon The 30-year-old Los Angeles native feared that even with successful treatment he would never again be a police officer But last week after undergoing surgery radiation treatments and chemotherapy he returned to foe job A barely visible circular scar above hi8 right ear is the only physical reminder of his ordeal Ebrahimzadeh ia cancer-free a wonderful to be he said with a grin colleagues in the Oxnard Police Department donated more than 1200 houri of their sick time to him so he could continue to collect his salary while he recovered When the call went out for atirifera to donate the first 600 hours of sick time the goal was met within an horn Ebrahimzadeh said "It was filled up like he said That shows the quality of the people Ebrahimzadeh an Oxnard officer for years first learned something was wrong when he suffered a seizure while eating lunch with another officer Jan 4 last thing I remember was my ears popping and the next thing I knew I was waking up in the he said ACT scan and MRI revealed a mass on the right side of his brain Ebrahimzadeh said was devastated My life just came to a halt 100 mph to zero Earns scholarship Amy Pawal a 1998 graduate of Agoura High School was awarded a $5000 scholarship from the United Agribusiness League Powell an animal science major at California State Polytechnic University Pomona is currently on the honor list She also received a letter from Ann Veneman secretary of agriculture commending her for her winning essay In response to the question "If you were the secretary of agriculture for the United States what improvements would you make in operations of the United States Department of Agriculture and why?" Upon graduating from Agoura High School Powell received a scholarship from the Westlake Chamber of Commerce as the Outstanding Student of the Year She is the daughter of Wayne and Kathy Powell of San Marcos former longtime Conejo Valley residents 1 Graduate named LJsa Tfevss Payfsr of Simi Valley graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio Payfer is a gaduate of Royal High School and the daughter of Francis Payfer and Patricia Pqyfer among recipients of Honorary Alumni awards presented by California Lutheran Alumni Association during Homecoming festivities Jims Essay and Olga Batons of Thousand Oaks were the recipients Esmay began his career at CLU in 1965 He was assistant professor and chairman of the economics department before leaving to teach at California State University Northridgs and at the University of Swaziland as a FUlbright professor of economics He returned to CLU in 1979aschalmtanofthe department of management and economics and later became the first dean of the school of business Esmay is also a strong supporter of the CLU Symphony the Community Leaders Association and the Scandinavian Festival He and his wife Anna have endowed two scholarships Belgum retired from CLU in 1992 as executive secretary to former president Jerry Miller Prior to that she served as executive secretary andofflce manager in the development office She received the university's Distinguished Service Award in 1993 Belgum and her family were a driving force In the establishment of CUJ's first endowed chair the Gerhard and Olga Belgum Chair in Lutheran Confessional Theology named for her late husband a former CLU religion professor and her Their children all attended CLU and two grandchildren are alumni 1 Hollywood Broadway actress known for Hanes commercials dies 1 the films Letters of a Staq" Over and in the Rockies" with Gene Autry She made her Broadway debut in 1938 aa Calpumia in Orson production of Caesar" Fbr'the next several decades she kept a New York Times News Service Polly Rowles an experienced character actress in theater and film whose' most famous role was as Inspector No 12 in a aeries of television commercials for Hanes underwear died Oct 7 at a nursing home in Concord NJL She waa87 Mary Elizabeth Rowles as she was named at her birth in Philadelphia had an acting career that covered six decades After graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Tbchnology in Pittsburgh she moved to Hollywood and signed with Universal Studios She appeared in the 1930a in Out for Ginger IH" with Richard Whorf the Richard Rodgers musical Strings" and many others She is survived by daughter Constance Heath of Concord and cousin Constance Anderson Philadelphia -xBB' Locaj residents honored at CLU TWo local residents were i.