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What you need to know about hereditary cancers
Up to 10 percent of cancers result from a genetic mutation that is inherited from a parent. Since half of our genes come from our mother and half from our father, the cancer history from each side of...
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Palliative care patients leave lasting memories in ‘Sharing Life’ videos
BY JIM HOWE After a person is gone, it can be comforting for his or her loved ones to hear their voice or see their face again. Chevelle Jones-Moore “It would be so awesome to capture that and to be...
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No more excuses: Free program improves access to mammograms
What would it take for you to get screened for breast cancer? The Upstate Cancer Center has someone who will * schedule the mammogram appointment for you, Liz Fuertes-Binder * explain what to expect...
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Recipe: Broccoli, Garlic and Lemon Penne
Ingredients 1/2 pound penne pasta 5 cups broccoli florets or 1 12-ounce bag frozen broccoli florets 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth...
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Daughter, then mother, survive lung cancer
Amy Scullion, a graduate of Upstate’s College of Nursing, shares a laugh with her mother, Darlene Barbato. Both are longtime lung cancer survivors. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY AMBER SMITH Both mother and...
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Up Close: Musicians welcome here
Kaelem, 12, and Elodie, 5, Michel of Fayetteville played soothing classical music at the Upstate Cancer Center for the enjoyment of patients and families, including their grandfather (pictured)....
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Catching cancer early: Routine mammogram spotted technician’s breast cancer
Kimberly White, a 28-year employee of Upstate, has survived breast cancer. She had surgery in December 2016 and finished radiation treatments in February 2017. (PHOTO BY WILLIAM MUELLER) BY AMBER SMITH...
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73-mile trip for breast care is worth it to her
Laurie Gildea doesn’t mind the drive from Binghamton to Syracuse for her care at Upstate. (PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE) BY AMBER SMITH Laurie Gildea’s husband, Kevin does the research. She goes with her...
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Will this tumor cause trouble? Need treatment? Researcher seeks answers in...
Still images from two videos of prostate cell growth. The cluster of cells on the top, in blue, are spherical, indicating healthy cell growth. The images on the bottom, which has had the gene/protein...
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Cows for cancer: Grateful granddaughter raises livestock to brighten...
Paige Lee with a cow she sold in 2016. Thomas Elwood lived his whole life on his farm in the village of Walton, in New York’s Southern Tier, with steers, pigs and chickens. He was retired from...
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5 ways to cope with nausea and vomiting
Maria Erdman, registered dietitian nutritionist at the Upstate Cancer Center. provides Here are some tips to deal with the nausea and vomiting, provided by Maria Erdman, the Upstate Cancer Center’s...
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Up Close: Breast imaging
Radiologist Amina Akhtar, MD, works from a bank of monitors to analyze mammography images at the Wellspring Breast Care Center at Upstate University Hospital’s Community campus. The center offers...
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Secrets of a good bowel prep
Preparation is an important part of undergoing a colonoscopy. The procedure allows a doctor to examine the colon and rectum by inserting a thin, flexible, lighted tube with a camera on the end of it....
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Medically fragile, mentally strong: Preschooler thrives, despite cardiac and...
Tracy Cornell with pediatric pulmonary nurse practitioner Mary Foster. (PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE) BY AMBER SMITH In 2013, friends of Kristy and John Cornell told the couple about a woman who gave...
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Event on ice raises money for kids’ fund
Douglas Rosenthal, far right, of hospital information systems, organized the curling event in Whitesboro to raise money for pediatric services at the Upstate Cancer Center. Other participants included,...
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8-story institute, laughing gas, model village, concussion marker: news about...
A rendering of the planned Nappi Longevity Institute at Upstate Medical University. The facility will be built across East Adams Street from the Upstate Cancer Center. Sam Nappi The Nappi Longevity...
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Talent and imagination: Teen artist spends chemotherapy time drawing original...
Sketches by Julia Nguyen, a 16-year-old being treated at Upstate for lymphoma. BY SUSAN KEETER A new sketchbook was the perfect gift for Julia Nguyen on Sept. 13, the day she was diagnosed with primary...
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Science Is Art: Prostate cancer cells under the microscope
Prostate cancer cells. (FROM THE LABORATORY OF LESZEK KOTULA, MD, PhD) If doctors could tell which tumors would remain indolent and which would become invasive, they could better treat men with...
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Medical providers at academic medical centers regularly attend lectures by experts Preventing breast cancer recurrence and preserving the breast after surgery were topics addressed recently in two...
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Riding again: He bicycles despite kidney transplant, cancer diagnosis
Transplant recipient and cancer survivor Chris Atwood bikes 2,000 to 3,000 miles per year. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY AMBER SMITH Chris Atwood of Moravia has quite a few medical issues for a man of 59,...
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