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Farragut resident is a fighter ■

KIM JOHNSON Correspondent

Farragut resident Cecil Presnell is a fighter. Presnell, a Vietnam veteran who returned from his service with an exposure to Agent Orange, was diagnosed in 2008 with service-related small cell lung cancer. “In Vietnam they used Agent Orange to defoliate vegetation and it has been connected to about 13 chronic diseases and I wound up having three of those. My wife miscarried half of a set of twins in 1976 with spinal bifida and in 1977 she miscarried another set of twins with spinal bifida and that is Agent Orange connected,” Presnell said. “Then in 2007 I had sudden cardiac arrest and that has now been connected to Agent Orange, and then in December 2008 I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and that is service related too,” he added. Small cell lung cancer is difficult to detect, but Presnell was one of the fortunate few to get an early diagnosis. “I got very lethargic, my vision started changing and I didn’t know what was going on. One day I just felt awful and I went to the hospital and my sodium level had plummeted so much that I wound up having a seizure,” Presnell said. An early indicator, in some cases of small cell lung cancer, is a low sodium level. “As a result mine was found pretty early, which is very rare in this type of cancer. Most people don’t make it two years because by the time they find it, it is in your brain and all over your body. “I am a 22-month survivor,” Presnell said. See PRESNELL on Page 5D

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• Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women behind non-melanoma skin cancer. • 191,410 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. as of 2006, the most recent year for statistical information. • The chance that breast cancer will be the cause of a woman's death is about 3 percent. • There are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. • Less than 1 percent of all new breast cancer cases occur in men. • White women are slightly more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than black women. However, black women are more likely to die of the disease than white women, possibly due to more aggressive tumors. • The risk for breast cancer doubles for a woman if she has a first-degree relative (sister, mother, daughter) who has been diagnosed with the cancer. • The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are simply being a woman and getting older.

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Farragut resident has a message to all women

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KIM JOHNSON Correspondent

Farragut resident Wanda Johnson is no stranger to cancer and the two-time breast cancer survivor has a message to all women – get your yearly mammograms. Johnson lost her first husband to cancer more than 20 years ago, and lost her second to lymphoma in 2007. Shortly thereafter, at age 87, she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. Johnson said, “I had cancelled a mammogram just a month before my husband passed because he was so sick. After he passed and I got through the funeral, I thought, ‘I need to get that mammogram done.’” Following her mammogram, Johnson was sent to Parkwest Medical Center for a core biopsy because the mammogram showed a “suspicious spot.” Doctors were able to remove the cancer during the biopsy and Johnson’s life returned to normal … until December 2009. “When I went in December he said, ‘That other spot that we saw in 2007, we

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11 ways to reduce cancer risk Each year, millions of new cases of cancer are diagnosed across the globe. Although there is no definitive cause for many of the cancers out there, certain lifestyle choices put a person at a greater risk for cancer. By making a few simple changes, that risk can be reduced.

Eat steamed broccoli.

Broccoli is one of the superfoods purported to 1. help reduce cancer risk. However, microwaving or overcooking broccoli can destroy up to 97 percent of broccoli's cancer-preventing flavanoids. Therefore, eat broccoli raw or lightly steam it to retain the most nutrients.

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Garlic might contribute to bad breath, but the side 2. effect may be worth it. Garlic contains sulfur that can help fend off cancer by stimulating the body's natural immune system.

Johnson From page 2D

its inaugural Save the Ta Ta’s Mammogram Party, she sent Kathy a note telling her they would be attending the party together. “I told her, ‘Kathy, we are going to go get your mammogram and we are going to go to a party.’ So I got her there. It was much easier for her to go at night, and especially because we knew it was going to be a party. “And that was a fantastic party. They really did it up right. They had tables of food and a three-tier chocolate fountain and an open wine bar … it was really done up right,” Johnson said. Jennifer Faddis, marketing coordinator for PWMC, said the idea for the parties came from some research she had done on similar parties held on the west coast. “We wanted to provide that service to the ladies here in our community,” she added.

Enjoy orange foods. Sweet potatoes, carrots and cantaloupe contain 3. carotinoids, which can reduce risk of cancer.

the body in top form, the body receives most of its vitamin D from the sun. Minimal sun exposure will increase vitamin D in the body. Too little vitamin D can actually contribute to some cancers.

Reduce animal fat intake.

Eat some blueberries. Blueberries top the list for antioxidants. 4. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, which can contribute to cancer.

Drink plenty of water.

Cut down on the amount of high-fat dairy and meat products consumed.

Walk 30 minutes a day.

Enjoy grapes.

Grapes contain the cancer-fighting compound 10. resveratrol, which is found in wine. However, grapes do not offer the potentially negative consequences of alcohol consumption.

Even moderate exercise can reduce cancer risk.

The body needs water to stay healthy and flush out 5. contaminants. Therefore, enjoy eight glasses per day.

Get a little sunlight.

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Reduce exposure to chemicals.

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Let those dandelions sprout in the lawn, skip dry cleaning clothes and

Choose organic whenever possible.

Organic foods are grown without chemical pesticides and fertilizers, making them better for the body.

Not only does sunlight boost mood, which can reduce stress and keep

The parties also offer an opportunity for a free bone density scan and a carotid artery screening. And if the idea of getting a mammogram causes stress, don’t worry; free massages are available as well. “Massage Envy at Turkey Creek donates their time to come out and give 10- to 15minute massages, which the ladies really enjoy,” Faddis said. “They joke about how you can have a mammogram, which is totally unpleasant, and then go let your hair down and relax with a massage. They feel like it is a really great way to get pampered while doing something they have to do anyway,” Faddis said. Johnson added it makes the experience less intimidating when patients are in the party setting. “I plan to go to all of them,” she said. To be put on a mailing list to receive information about future parties, call Comprehensive Breast Center at 865-373-7010.

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CANCER AWARENESS (Left) Sadie Branch, assistant manager at J.P. Coffins in Franklin Square, is decked out in pink for Pink Saturday. David Smith of UT Federal Credit Union also volunteered time at the event. (Below) The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Mobile Mammography bus provides mammograms at events such as Franklin Square’s Pink Saturday, held this year Oct. 9.

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Presnell From page 1D

Treatment for small cell lung cancer is very aggressive. “I went through six cycles, which is 18 sessions, of chemotherapy. I went through 33 sessions of chest radiation. Then after that was all clear, they did something called Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation. That is where they, on a preventative basis, radiate your brain, because 40 percent of the time, it moves to your brain,” Presnell said. Following his treatment, Presnell was cancer free until July. “It came back in two of my lymph nodes, which is a very common place for it to come back,” he said. Presnell currently is participating in a clinical trial treatment, of which he is very optimistic. “I started it in August and I am halfway through it now. My tumors have shrunk by 50 percent and I am incredibly optimistic that this is going to result in me having a clean scan probably in the mid-December time frame, and then I will go back to a monitoring schedule,” he said. “If you ask doctors, they will say the prognosis is awful. But I have been very fortunate that mine has shown up early

both times. As long as we can keep the scans going and are able to find it early, then the next time it comes back, hopefully there will be another drug there that will work,” he added. Presnell said his past experiences in Vietnam go a long way toward helping him keep things in perspective. “About six months before I went to Vietnam I was assigned twice to be the leader of the notification team to go out and tell the people for the first time that their loved one [has been killed in action.] So compared to that, what I am going through is nothing. “Then when I got to Vietnam, we were in the helicopter and we had to make a little detour on the way to pick up the body of the guy that I was replacing. So those two things, those are very significant things, that you can compare life events to, and compared to that, it is easy,” he said. Presnell attends the Breath of Life Support Group at Mercy West once per month and said he “can’t say enough about the benefits of such a program.” “You just develop such wonderful relationships and you want to do whatever you can to help each other,” he said. The group meets from 6 to 8 p.m., the third Monday of each month at Mercy West’s Cancer Center.

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