Hennepin Healthcare Comprehensive Cancer Center

07/03/2025

What does legacy look like? Legacy is built over time through everyday interactions leading to lasting memories. On July 10th, join Gilda's Club Minnesota and the child life specialists of Empowered Kids LLC for a creative workshop on building a family legacy. From 5:30 to 6:30 pm, each participating family will create a custom celebration plate, to be used for special moments now and in the future.

This workshop is free, but space is limited. Register your family at https://www.naturl.link/3izi8s

02/03/2025

❤️Upcoming Education Sessions through Gilda's Club Minnesota -
❤️Intimacy, Body Image & Sexual Dysfunction:
❤️Experiencing body image issues along with intimacy and sexual dysfunction issues are very common for cancer patients & their partners in survivorship. Knowing how to better improve your self-view for a better self-connection can help you to face those intimacy and dysfunction issues that might be holding you or your relationship back. Empowering Intimacy is here to support and educate you to help you to learn about healing body image issues, self-connection, embracing intimacy, and combating the most common connection and sexual dysfunction issues males and females face.

Empower yourself with knowledge and get yourself back on track!

01/23/2025

THIS WEEK! In honor of Children Facing a Parent’s Cancer Month, Kesem, Wonders & Worries, Bright Spot Network, and Pickles Group are collaborating to bring parents a free, live webinar on Friday, January 24 from 1-2pm Central.

The webinar is hosted by Pickles Group’s Chief Clinical Officer Kelsey Mora. You’ll take away practical tips and advice about parenting with cancer and talking to kids about cancer along the way. Each panelist has experienced a parent’s cancer within their family and now leads a national organization dedicated to supporting kids like theirs:

💚Haley Pollack, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Bright Spot Network
💚Jay Stillwell, Chief Executive Officer of Kesem
💚Carolyn Agnew, Co-Founder of Pickles Group
💚Alex Gabbi, Executive Director of Wonders and Worries

We hope you’ll join us. RSVP via the link below today and share with families who might benefit.

Follow each of our partners for more resources, tips, and programs in honor of Children Facing a Parent’s Cancer Month and support year-round.
https://www.picklesgroup.org/program-calendar/webinar-01-24-25

10/15/2024

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!

Thank you to our staff that wore pink last week to raise awareness.

Are you due for a mammogram? Throughout the month of October, Hennepin Healthcare is hosting Walk In Wednesday on Wednesdays between 9am- 4:30pm at the following locations:

- Brooklyn Park Clinic
- Clinic and Speciality Center, Breast Imaging Center
- East Lake Clinic
- Richfield Clinic

Prefer to schedule? Call 612-873-4500.

09/27/2024

A special shout out to our Cancer Center Advanced Practice Providers for APP Week, celebrating the care nurse practitioners and physician assistants provide! Thank you for you all that you do! 💪🧑🏼‍⚕️💐

09/27/2024

A beautiful tribute from one of our nurses, Michelle, on Dr. Zera's last day in Clinic -
"There was laughter, there were tears ( thus my eyes 😳😭 ), but oh SO much love !! It’s the end of an era as Dr.Rick Zera is retiring and today was his last clinic ! We have worked closely in clinic together for 30 years ! He is the best of the best and I ( actually ALL of us in clinic ) have been blessed beyond measure to work with someone of his caliber, expertise, compassion, and sense of humor . He will be greatly missed ! 🤗♥️
Whenever one of our cancer patients completes a milestone in their care, they ring our bell 3 times . It was only fitting that Rick did the same!
You rock , Dr. Z !! Dr. Madans , Dr. Deisler, and Sara Tsantes will do an awesome job in your absence. 🙂"

09/13/2024

New Breast Cancer Support Group series starting 9/23
Give us a call for more information and to sign up!

06/27/2024

Surrounded by friends, colleagues and her family, our Margaret Udo, RN had her Breast Cancer Superhero Portrait Project unveiled today in our Clinic & Specialty Center. Margaret’s courage, bravery and resilience as she faced and conquered breast cancer (triple-negative, stage 2) inspired so many of us. She chose to have her portrait painted as Shuri - King T’Challa’s sister from the movie Black Panther. More about Margaret's story at https://www.hennepinhealthcare.org/newsroom/hennepin-healthcare-nurse-nominated-for-breast-cancer-superhero-portrait-project/

06/27/2024

One of our patients was featured in an article with the Pioneer Press today - https://www.twincities.com/2024/06/27/st-paul-nurse-breast-cancer-survivor-recognized-with-portrait-at-hcmc/

Surrounded by family, registered nurse Margaret Udo, front left, a breast cancer patient and survivor, reacts as her Breast Cancer Superhero Portrait Project painting is revealed at Hennepin County Medical Center Clinic and Specialty Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
Udo, a nurse with HCMC originally from Nigeria, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022. She chose her portrait to be done in the style of the superhero Shuri, a character from comics books published by Marvel Comics, which was painted by guest artist Geno Okok, a muralist/portrait painter who is also from Nigeria. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

04/23/2024

The University of Minnesota Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is hosting their annual Oral Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Conference on May 4th - see the flyer for information!

04/01/2024

Telling kids about a parent or guardian’s cancer diagnosis can be challenging. Research shows that open, age-appropriate conversations with kids about their parent’s illness help to decrease their worry, stress, and anxiety.

Pickles Group continues our webinar series with this free educational webinar suited for caregivers, friends, professionals, and anyone who wants to take away practical, evidence-based ways to talk to kids about cancer. Join us on April 3rd for a virtual lesson on navigating this complex topic. 💚

Tap the link below to register for your free digital copy of our Pickles Family Support Kit and to learn how to talk to kids about cancer with us on Wednesday, April 3rd at 6 PM CST.

https://www.picklesgroup.org/program-calendar/webinar-04-03-24

03/07/2024

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!

Colorectal cancer often begins with few, if any, symptoms. Get screened starting at age 45 or if you have a family history with colon cancer. Call 612-873-6963 to schedule your appointment today.