Michelle Houle, 45, has been participating in the STAR program at Bon Secours since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010.

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The project is a partnership between the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), Bon Secours Health System, CHRISTUS Health and Caritas del Peru.

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It has been my honor to serve the population in Peru with the support of CMMB, Bon Secours Health System, and CHRISTUS Health.

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The Bon Secours STAR team also deals with specific issues such as helping head and neck cancer patients restore normal functions of swallowing, speech and movement after treatment.

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Samuel Ross, chief executive officer of Bon Secours Baltimore Health System, said that when done well reality shows about weight loss can be educational for the public.

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"For many patients who would have a favorable response to treatment now, it doesn't make sense to me to put their treatment off, " says Mitchell L. Shiffman, a liver specialist with Bon Secours Health System's Liver Institute of Virginia.

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