Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore presents the 15th annual HEAT IT TO BEAT IT event to raise funds and awareness in the fight against cancer, using Hyperthermic (Heated) Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.
Attendees of Mercy's 15th annual HEAT IT TO BEAT IT event gather for a group photo.
Folks line up for the 15th annual HEAT IT TO BEAT IT benefit walk at West Covington Park in Baltimore.
(Baltimore, MD - October 16th, 2024) – The October 2024 edition Mercy Medical Center’s monthly talk show, “Medoscopy,” takes a different tact, leaving the studio to visit West Covington Park in Baltimore to explore the 15th annual HEAT IT TO BEAT event which was held Sunday, September 22nd.
HEAT IT TO BEAT IT is a benefit walk and celebration to raise funds, awareness for research re: HIPEC (Hyperthermic or Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) to treat abdominal cancers. Numerous cancer patients from across the region and the U.S. attend and participate in the walk which also includes guest speakers, entertainment, refreshments, children’s games, etc.
Interviewees included Armando Sardi, M.D., Director of The Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy, and his colleague, Dr. Vadim Gushchin, director of the hospital’s HIPEC program. Together, they are among a finite group of surgical oncologists in the United States considered experts in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis using heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy or HIPEC.
Mercy gynecologic oncologist Dr. Teresa Diaz-Montes was also a guest on the program, discussing her work with Dr. Sardi regards investigating HIPEC as a first-line treatment for ovarian cancer. Other guests included cancer patient and HIPEC recipient Helen Szablya, and patient advocate Denise Wesley, who started the Be UninTIMidated organization in honor of her husband, Tim, who was diagnosed with an advanced stage peritoneal carcinomatosis.
According to Dr. Sardi, “For many patients, this surgery is the only chance of long-term survival. It is sometimes called ‘the mother of all surgeries’. There is a lack of awareness about the disease and patients are often misdiagnosed and do not receive the appropriate treatment.”
This month’s edition of Medoscopy airs in two parts, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23rd and 24th at 5:30 p.m. EST (www.facebook.com/MercyMedicalCenter).
A 30-minute pre-taped program exploring the background and lives of Mercy clinicians, patients and others, Medoscopy was launched in spring 2021 and airs in two 15-minute segments. To view past episodes, visit the Medoscopy playlist on the Mercy Medical Center YOUTUBE channel.
Medoscopy features video, sound, and lighting by Zinnia Film.
Founded in 1874 by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Medical Center is located in downtown Baltimore City, about six blocks from Baltimore's famed Inner Harbor. A university-affiliated teaching facility, Mercy is a Catholic hospital with a national reputation for women's health care, orthopedics, and other specialties. For more information, visit www.mdmercy.com, and MDMercyMedia on Facebook and Twitter, or call 1-800-M.D.-Mercy.
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