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Radiation can be as effective as surgery for some tumor removals
Not long ago, people who were not healthy enough to withstand surgery had few options if a tumor was discovered in their lung or brain. Michael Mix, MD. Today, radiation therapy has evolved into an...
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Patients receive medical care – and education
A caregiver, such as nurse practitioner Travis DeBois, above, can be a vital source of information to a patient seeking to learn more about his or her disease. (PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE) When we come...
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Treatment you inhale: pure oxygen
Marvin Heyboer, MD, at the hyperbaric medicine center. (PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE) BY AMBER SMITH One of the unfortunate side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancers can be damage to the...
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Adventurer sees what’s possible
Tim Conners of Fulton, third from left, with his companions at the peak of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, as shown on this photo from his Facebook page. The team reached the...
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Settling in: Newcomers to CNY found jobs, a home – and a doctor
Andrea Scheibel, foreground, and her oncologist, Diana Gilligan, MD, PhD. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY AMBER SMITH When she moved to Syracuse two summers ago, Andrea Scheibel, 32, had a rare form of anemia...
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Up close: Offering a better biopsy
Upstate offers a 3-D guided breast biopsy option for patients whose mammograms reveal something suspicious that requires additional investigation. Using this system, radiologists can easily locate and...
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Positive is not always a good thing
“The word ‘positive’ usually means good. We like positive attitudes, positive states of mind, and positive balance sheets. However, in medicine, positive is often bad,” says Steven Z. Pantilat, MD,...
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Psychosocial care tends to body as well as mind
Jeffrey Schweitzer, PhD, and Angelina Rodner, PhD, oversee the Body Mind Wellness Group for people with cancer. (PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE) Patients are used to having their pulse, blood pressure,...
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A detour: Medical student learns about health care as a patient
BY AMBER SMITH Medical student Alex Paley was in his third year of medical school when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Jan. 18 and underwent emergency surgery. He has been in treatment since...
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Her diagnosis leads to career
Katherine Frega was a high school junior in Westfield, N.J., in May 2010 when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Upstate medical student Katherine Frega, right, with her sister, Jennifer....
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Grant money fuels cancer research
In this kidney cell image from Mira Krendel, PhD, an epithelial cell shows the protein scaffolding that is important for maintaining cell shape and supporting cell migration. The red staining...
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She brings music to her fellow patients
Melissa Clark performing in the Upstate Cancer Center. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KEETER) Singer/songwriter — and cancer patient – Melissa Clark, 68, of Hamilton is among the musicians who are scheduled to...
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He’s grateful for ‘fantastic job’ by his surgeon; she celebrates end of her...
Ora Germany, 79, of Syracuse (holding the pink teddy bear) celebrated her last round of chemotherapy on Feb. 22 by ringing a bell in the Upstate Cancer Center, surrounded by loved ones including her...
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Pictures of cheer: Young photographers aim to brighten days of kids at...
Ashton and Jordan Miller at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park in Syracuse. They like to photograph animals and have raised money for the zoo’s Adopt an Animal program. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY...
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Brains against brain tumors
Experts from several scientific fields join forces to accelerate fight against brain cancer Click to view slideshow. BY JIM HOWE To better meet the challenges of treating brain cancer, Upstate’s...
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How breast cancer affected three Central New York women
Surgeons work together to provide mastectomy, reconstruction Paula Galecki (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) Paula Malecki, 47, of Cicero Diagnosed: July 3, 2015 Concern: A red spot on her breast seemed to get...
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Tandem treatment: Polymer ‘truck’ penetrates tumor, kills ovarian cancer cells
BY AMBER SMITH The ovarian cancer drug doxorubicin can be toxic to the heart. Giving a woman enough of the drug to be effective against her cancer may be too much to be safe for her heart. Scientists...
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First chemo … then vacation, for this Upstate patient
Margit Foti, who is being treated for bladder cancer, on the last day of her 24-week chemotherapy regimen. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY SUSAN KEETER “I am so sorry you have to give me this bad news,”...
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Care that evolves: Youngster with leukemia graduates to monthly checkups
Greyson Trottier proudly wears his cancer survivor’s T-shirt. (PHOTOS BY WILLIAM MUELLER) BY AMBER SMITH During the entire time from when their toddler was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia,...
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You know smoking causes lung cancer; do you know what other diseases tobacco...
If you or someone you love smokes, lung cancer us not your only health concern. Regular tobacco and electronic cigarette smokers increase their risk of heart and vascular diseases, including stroke,...
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