FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2010

Arizona Cancer Center to offer The Seven Levels of Healing® program

TUCSON, AZ. – As part of its expanded Supportive Care for Healing initiative, the Arizona Cancer Center (AZCC) is introducing The Seven Levels of Healing® program.

This comprehensive education and support program helps cancer patients and their loved ones effectively navigate their experiences with cancer. The Seven Levels of Healing provides guidance and information about integrating state-of-the-art conventional cancer treatments with an array of evidence-based complementary therapies, and helps participants successfully address the important mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of cancer.

When the group program begins in late March, the Arizona Cancer Center will be the first National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center to offer The Seven Levels of Healing. Specially trained Arizona Cancer Center nurses and social workers will facilitate the seven weekly, two-hour sessions, which are offered at no cost to patients and their loved ones.

Jeremy Geffen, MD, FACP, a board-certified medical oncologist, a leading expert in integrative medicine and oncology, and the author of “The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person,” created the program based on his decade of experience caring for patients and loved ones in one of the first integrative cancer centers in the country, which he founded in 1994.

“The Seven Levels of Healing provides a framework for proactively and coherently addressing the complex needs and concerns encountered by patients and loved ones in cancer diagnosis, treatment and beyond,” said Karen Weihs, MD, the AZCC’s medical director for supportive care. “Everyone at the Arizona Cancer Center will be able to communicate about the ‘level’ at which patients are challenged and work together to meet those needs. Our overarching Supportive Care for Healing program will support participants before and after they go through Seven Levels of Healing sessions.”

The Seven Levels of Healing are: Education and Information, Connection with Others, The Body as Garden, Emotional Healing, The Nature of Mind, Life Assessment, and The Nature of Spirit. The program addresses every aspect of the healing journey and provides clear direction for finding meaning, hope, and practical solutions at every step along the way.

To learn more or to sign up for an introductory session of The Seven Levels of Healing, contact AZCC clinical educator Pamela Gebhardt, RN, MS, OCN, at (520) 694-0383.

About the Arizona Cancer Center

The Arizona Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center headquartered in Arizona. With primary locations at the University of Arizona in Tucson and in Scottsdale, the Cancer Center has more than a dozen research and education offices throughout the state and 300 physician and scientist members working to prevent and cure cancer. Visit www.arizonacancercenter.org for more information.

About Geffen Visions International
Geffen Visions International, Inc., is a healthcare education, research, and consulting company dedicated to creating leading-edge, multidimensional approaches to medicine, wellness, and life. Founded by Jeremy Geffen, MD, it assists patients, loved ones, health professionals, and organizations to skillfully and effectively integrate state-of-the-art conventional medicine with a wide array of complementary and mind-body approaches to health and healing. GVI’s leading-edge Seven Levels of Healing program honors and cares for all dimensions of human beings, and promotes healing at the deepest possible levels of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. For more information, visit www.geffenvisions.com.

Contact:

Ilya Sloan, Arizona Cancer Center: 520-626-6401

Colleen Mylott, Geffen Visions International: 303-444-6814

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NEWS RELEASE April 27, 2009

THE SEVEN LEVELS OF HEALING® PROGRAM

DEBUTS AT KANSAS CITY CANCER CENTER

KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Cancer Center (KCCC) has announced the introduction of The Seven Levels of Healing®. This complementary care program makes its debut locally, and is receiving rave reviews from cancer patients, survivors, their families and friends.

An individual’s experience with cancer is a journey. Much the same way an uneven stack of stones creates a cairn as a navigational marker across rough, rocky terrain, a person’s cancer journey takes them through an equally rocky path to the unknown. The Seven Levels of Healing serves as that cairn, guiding patients to greater wholeness and healing, and providing direction and hope at every step along the way.

The Seven Levels of Healing is a comprehensive education and support program designed to assist cancer patients, family members, friends, and health professionals in navigating all aspects of the cancer journey as skillfully and effectively as possible. It was created by Jeremy Geffen, MD, FACP, a board-certified medical oncologist and noted pioneer in integrative medicine and oncology. Dr. Geffen is the founder of Geffen Visions International and author of the highly-acclaimed book, The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person, which describes The Seven Levels of Healing in detail.

Believing the program was a good fit with KCCC’s mission, oncologist Robert Pluenneke, MD of KCCC-North championed the addition of this complementary service.

According to KCCC Seven Levels of Healing Facilitator Betsy Bennett, recent classes have proven valuable for individuals for many different reasons. “Everyone enrolls in the class for a different reason and leaves having achieved different goals,” says Bennett. “For some, it’s peace during the cancer journey. For others, it’s relief from the difficult journey they just experienced.”

According to Dr. Geffen, The Seven Levels of Healing program is designed for anyone touched by cancer. It is based on the belief that it’s important to treat the whole person -- not just the disease -- and that for healing to be complete, all of our dimensions as human beings must be addressed in meaningful and effective ways.

Many patients and families want to combine the very best conventional medical treatments for cancer with an expanding array of complementary approaches to healing. The Program helps them do this in a very clear, safe, and reliable way, while also addressing the important mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of healing.

The Seven Levels of Healing program coherently addresses seven distinct areas of inquiry and exploration that are essential for awareness, healing, and transformation to occur at the deepest levels. The levels include: Education and Information, Connection with Others, The Body as Garden, Emotional Healing, The Nature of Mind, Life Assessment and The Nature of Spirit.

Bennett says the concepts discussed in The Seven Levels of Healing program can be applied in life, in general, whether it’s cancer, or another personal struggle. “This applies to living, not just dealing with cancer,” she says. “No matter where you are in your life’s journey, these are great lessons.”

The Seven Levels of Healing program begins with a two-hour Introductory Session, and then runs once a week for two hours over the course of seven weeks. The Program is open to KCCC patients and non-patients, as well as friends and family members of a patient at no charge.

Bennett says patients who are interested in enrolling in the Program, can learn more by calling her at 816-584-4832 or by email at Betsy.Bennett@usoncology.com.


About Kansas City Cancer Center
Kansas City Cancer Center is a full service cancer healthcare practice, with 10 offices throughout the region. KCCC provides a wide range of patient support, including oncology treatment, diagnostic imaging, genetic risk evaluation and testing, access to clinical trials and survivorship wellness services. Its patient-driven mission is to equip individuals and their families with everything they need to battle the disease, manage their care and navigate the insurance issues of a cancer diagnosis – all from a close-to-home environment. To learn more about KCCC, visit www.KCCancercenter.com. KCCC is a member of the US Oncology network, which supports the nation’s foremost cancer treatment and research network through evidence-based medicine and shared best practices.

About Geffen Visions International
Geffen Visions International, Inc. (GVI) is a healthcare education, research, and consulting company dedicated to creating leading-edge, multidimensional approaches to medicine, wellness, and life. Founded by Jeremy Geffen, MD, FACP, it assists patients, loved ones, health professionals, and organizations to skillfully and effectively integrate state-of-the-art conventional medicine with a wide array of complementary and mind-body approaches to health and healing. GVI’s leading-edge Seven Levels of Healing program honors and cares for all dimensions of human beings, and promotes healing at the deepest levels of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. GVI is based in Boulder, CO. For more information, visit www.geffenvisions.com.

Contact:

Pam Crawford , Kansas City Cancer Center: 913-541-4649

pam.crawford@usoncology.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2009

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANCER CENTERS LAUNCHES
NETWORK-WIDE
SEVEN LEVELS OF HEALING® PROGRAM

First Multi-Center Community-Based Oncology Provider in U.S. to Offer

Comprehensive Whole-Person Education and Support Program

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO – Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers (RMCC) today announced a strategic partnership with Jeremy Geffen, MD and Geffen Visions International, Inc. (GVI), Boulder, CO, to implement a leading-edge integrative oncology program, The Seven Levels of Healing®, throughout RMCC’s network of cancer care facilities in the State of Colorado.

“We are proud and excited to take this important step in establishing RMCC’s leadership in providing state-of-the-art, whole person, cancer care for patients and loved ones in Colorado,” said Nicholas DiBella, MD, President of RMCC. “This powerful Program has been hugely successful at our Boulder cancer center for the past two years, and we’re thrilled to now expand our collaboration with Dr. Geffen and offer the Program throughout our network.”

The Seven Levels of Healing® is a comprehensive integrative oncology education and support program for the whole person, designed to assist participants to skillfully and effectively navigate the journey through cancer. It is unique in that it coherently, and proactively, addresses all aspects of what patients and loved ones encounter on the cancer journey, including: conventional diagnosis and treatment options, the benefits of connection with others, the roles of diet, nutrition, exercise, massage, acupuncture, and other safe and effective complementary therapies, and the profoundly important mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of healing.

The seven-week Program is offered in weekly, two-hour afternoon or evening sessions. It is facilitated by specially-trained RMCC staff and is free-of-charge to anyone touched by cancer. It was created by Dr. Geffen, a board-certified medical oncologist and an internationally renowned pioneer and expert in integrative medicine and oncology. The Program is detailed in his highly-acclaimed book, The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person (Three Rivers Press, 2006.)

Over the coming months, the Program will be available at RMCC’s facilities in Boulder, Central Denver, Colorado Springs, Littleton, Thornton, Aurora, and Pueblo.RMCC is the first network of cancer centers in the United States to offer such a comprehensive integrative oncology program, not only to its own patients and family members but to the community at large. In recent years, millions of people with cancer have been searching for clear, reliable guidance about how to create a more holistic, personalized approach to cancer care that is grounded in state-of-the art medicine, yet also addresses their needs and concerns as a whole person. The Seven Levels of Healing® provides this guidance in a powerful, effective, inspiring and proven way.

About Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
RMCC is Colorado's largest and most comprehensive provider of cancer care, with 20 locations and more than 65 physicians throughout the state. RMCC physicians are actively involved in leading research, with approximately 130 ongoing clinical trials encompassing all major cancer types. From the Rocky Mountain region's largest blood and marrow transplant program to the latest in radiation technology, RMCC provides the most advanced care for all type of cancers and blood disorders. With the addition of The Seven Levels of Healing® program it now offers patients the most comprehensive whole-person approach to cancer care available. For more information, visit www.RockyMountainCancerCenters.com.

About Geffen Visions International
Geffen Visions International, Inc., is a healthcare education, research, and consulting company dedicated to creating leading-edge, multidimensional approaches to medicine, wellness, and life. Founded by Jeremy Geffen, MD, it assists patients, loved ones, health professionals, and organizations to skillfully and effectively integrate state-of-the-art conventional medicine with a wide array of complementary and mind-body approaches to health and healing. GVI’s leading-edge Seven Levels of Healing® program honors and cares for all dimensions of human beings, and promotes healing at the deepest possible levels of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. For more information, visit www.geffenvisions.com.

Contact:

Aaron Groote , Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers: 303-930-7834

Charlotte Munn, Geffen Visions International: 303-444-6814

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