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ancer does not have a face until it is yours or someone you know.” Anthony Del Monte.
CANCER CENTER
The Cancer Center of Ventura County is the only one of its kind in the region. It is the
place that you or your family member can turn to when there is a diagnosis of cancer.
Foundation for Women in 2015
Regardless of where a patient is receiving treatment, the Cancer Center can offer
and donor investment supports
guidance and support along the cancer journey. Our Nurse Navigator, Alicia Zaragoza,
patient services. In 2015, the
works with patients to develop personalized care plans that encompass an integrated
approach, involving a patient’s family, caregivers and medical providers.
The Cancer Center also provides bilingual education and access to timely, high-quality
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cancer care, such as mammograms for women under 40. Cancer Center volunteers, trained by the Cancer Center partnered with
of Oxnard who host “Bras for a
American Cancer Society, are available to provide information and resources. Other supportive
services offered at the Cancer Center include yoga, relaxation, breast prosthesis, and wigs. Cause” to raise funds for breast
The Cancer Center is accredited by the Commission on Cancer of American College of Surgeons cancer surgery comfort kit bags,
and is a member of the Association of Community Cancer Centers which adheres to the mission to and with The Pacific Corinthian
assist people with cancer by supporting all aspects of their care. We are grateful for our community’s Club’s “Ladies Who Do Lunch”
willingness to join us in the fight against cancer through their investment in the Cancer Center, of Oxnard, who hold an annual
which in turn allows us to provide all services free of charge. For more information, call 805.988.2641. fashion show and luncheon to
raise funds for free wigs, hats,
Alicia Zaragoza, NP-C, CN-BN, is a trained oncology nurse practitioner and certificated breast cancer
navigator. Her primary focus is on breast and lung cancer. Alicia is devoted to her patients, serving prosthesis, and other supplies
as a constant presence through the patient’s cancer journey. Her greatest satisfaction comes from for women undergoing cancer
helping guide patients through a complex process of health care and systems. In 2014, Alicia received treatment.
the Fainer/Tauber award for “Nurse of the Year”, and in 2015 was honored by the Soroptimists
International of Oxnard with the “Women Making a Difference” award.

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