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Breast Exam Guidelines
The American Cancer Society has a comprehensive Breast Exam Guideline, located here.
Wings of HOPE / Jane’s Closet
Wings of HOPE (Helping Others Pursue Education) is a committee formed at the request of Jane Wineteer, who passed away in February of 2007 from breast cancer. She dreamed of establishing an area at Box Butte General Hospital to hold resources for cancer patients.
Wings of HOPE is the parent organization which supplies Jane’s Closet with material and products that are designed to help area residents diagnosed with cancer cope with the disease.
Besides providing for those in need, Wings of HOPE continues to accept wigs, scarves, books or any other item appropriate for cancer patients of all ages. Cash donations to purchase such items are also accepted.
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Recent activities concerning Jane's Closet includes the following:
 Winners of the “Pink Is In Challenge”
Silent Auction raised $2,840 for Jane's Closet
Stand Up for Cancer Awareness a huge success
(Please note: The information below is an overview of Jane's Closet.
For more up-to-date information on activities, please refer to the links above.)
Location
Jane’s Closet is located in the Medical Arts Plaza, 2091 Box Butte Avenue, Alliance, NE. It was decided this would be the best location for Jane’s Closet, since the building is home to all of Alliance’s clinics, as well as being in close proximity to the hospital.
The material is located just to the left of the reception desk when you access the building through its main entrance.
If having trouble finding the display, the receptionist will be happy to help you locate it.
Resources
Jane’s Closet can be used by any one diagnosed with any form of cancer. The display has literature, pamphlets, wigs, scarves, caps, and Comfort Bags. Comfort bags will be provided upon request, and come in three styles for men, women and children. Comfort Bags contain:
Lip balm
Ointments
Hand cream and lotion
A journal
Hard candy
Inspirational literature
Children’s bags contain the same items as the adult bags, with the addition of coloring books and Crayons.
Contact Information
Learn more about Jane’s Closet and all it has to offer cancer patients and their families by contacting:
Lori Mazanec - 308.762.4357, ext. 3428
Bette Gerlach - 308.762.4357, ext. 3374
Mary Goodell - 308.762.4357, ext. 3423
To further encourage women on the importance of breast care, a display featuring area women has been dedicated by the hospital to provide women in the hospital’s service area hope and inspiration. Called a “Photographic Celebration of Breast Cancer Survivors,” the display is located on a wall near the hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Department as a source of inspiration.
Last updated 06/10/10
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