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21st Annual Archival Evening Honoree Reception

Celebrating Estée Lauder And The Lauder Family

Supports Historical Society Of Palm Beach County

Frances and Jeffrey Fisher graciously hosted the event at The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, on Wednesday, Mahoney, Evening
Archival Evening Honoree Cocktail Reception at their Dec. 13, 2023. The honoree reception is by invitation invitation sponsor;
Palm Beach home on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, for chairs, only. Pioneer Linens,
sponsors, and members of the Legacy Circle and Host This year’s major sponsors, who ensure the success of Evening music
Committee for the 21st Annual Archival Evening of the Archival Evening, were the Richard and Pat Johnson family, sponsor; Nievera
Historical Society of Palm Beach County (HSPBC). This grand benefactor; Jim McCann, Evening dinner sponsor; Williams Design,
year the HSPBC honored Estée Lauder and the Lauder The Boca Raton, Evening champagne sponsor; Susan and Evening floral
Family in Palm Beach at its signature invitation-only Dominick Telesco, Evening photography sponsor; Hillie sponsor; and Palmer,
Evening exclusive
media sponsor.
The 21st Annual
Archival Evening
Chairs were Dee
and Tommy Hilfiger,
and the Cochairs
were Ann-Britt and
Christian Angle,
Frances and Jeffrey Tommy and Dee Hilfiger. Photo by
COLORECTAL SURGERY Fisher, and Carol and Capehart Photography
Thomas Kirchhoff.
Living longer, living better after a colorectal cancer diagnosis Funds raised from Archival Evening directly support
civics and history education resources for over 40,000
An estimated 150,000 U.S. adults will be Palm Beach County school children each year as well
diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. as preservation of the Historical Society’s collection,
Excluding skin cancer, it is the third most a portion of which is showcased in the Richard and Pat
common cancer diagnosed in both men and Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum.
women each year in the United States. To make a donation, become a member, or learn more
about the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, call
Now for the good news. The 5-year survival rate (561) 832-4164, Ext. 100 or visit www.pbchistory.org.
for colorectal cancer has more than doubled
since 1970, climbing to 65%, due to medical
advances and early screening. For people with
localized colorectal cancer (stage 1) the survival
rate is 91%.
“Colorectal cancer is both preventable and
highly treatable when we catch it early,” says
Steven Wexner, MD, PhD, Director of the Ellen
Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive
Disease Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston
Hospital. “Patients can live long, quality lives Preserving quality of life
after a colorectal cancer diagnosis thanks to Advancements in surgical care have made it
treatment advancements.”
possible for many patients to achieve normal
Advanced surgical care bowel habits and bowel continence after
Treatment options for colon and rectal cancers colorectal surgery. Fewer patients today require
vary depending upon a person’s health, a permanent colostomy, in which stool is
age and cancer stage. While surgery is the diverted from the lower part of the digestive th
most common treatment, chemotherapy and tract by connecting the end of the colon to January 15
radiation therapy may be needed as well. The an opening in the belly. Thanks to newer
type of surgery performed will depend on the surgical techniques developed and/or refined
extent of the cancer and where it’s located. at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, it is more
common for patients to need only a temporary
Some patients will require the removal of part
or all of the colon (colectomy) or rectum (rectal ileostomy to let the body rest and heal, rather
than a permanent colostomy.
resection). Others may require the removal of
both. These procedures can be done during “Preserving and improving the quality of life are
open surgery, through one large incision, or always our top priorities, and the work being
using minimally invasive techniques, which done by my colleagues in Florida, Ohio, London NEED A/C? We’ve Got You Covered!
include laparoscopy, robotic, and transanal and Abu Dhabi attest to these priorities,”
endoscopic surgery through a few small says Dr. Wexner. “For patients with colorectal
incisions. cancer, that means eliminating their cancer
while helping them preserve bowel continence
“Patients benefit from minimally invasive whenever possible.”
surgery in many ways, including less pain and “WE SHOW
scarring, a shorter hospital stay, and quicker The Maroone Cancer Center at Cleveland
recovery,” explains Dr. Wexner, who led the Clinic Weston Hospital is an ACS Commission UP!”
Cleveland Clinic team in Florida that pioneered on Cancer Accredited Program and was the
®
this approach. “Most importantly, we can first in Florida and second in the nation to
perform these less invasive procedures while earn accreditation from the ACS National
still minimizing the risk for cancer recurrence.” Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.

TALK WITH AN EXPERT.

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