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Precision care: Advances in radiation therapy minimize side effects
Radiation therapy technician Andrew Brown talks with a patient prior to treatment for prostate cancer. (PHOTO BY RICHARD WHELSKY) BY AMBER SMITH The first visit with the radiation oncologist is usually...
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The cancer-fighting TrueBeam: A precise installation for the newest technology
Upstate’s team of radiation oncologists cares for patients in Oneida, Syracuse and Oswego. From left are Paul Aridgides, MD, Seung Shin Hahn, MD, Anna Shapiro, MD, Alexander Banashkevich, MD, Jeffrey...
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Ongoing battle: Vigilance helps contain a rare, aggressive thyroid cancer
BY AMBER SMITH The man was in his mid-50s in 2011 when he sought care for enlarged lymph nodes in the back of his neck. It was thyroid cancer. Surgeons in Binghamton removed his thyroid gland, and the...
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Many options: Caregiving team considers multiple factors in managing patients...
BY AMBER SMITH People diagnosed with lung cancer a century ago had few options. The earliest surgical techniques, in the 1930s, involved cutting open a patient’s chest and removing an entire lung....
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St. Baldrick’s money to boost clinical trials
St. Baldrick’s Day in Syracuse raises money for the cure of childhood cancer. Participants are shown at Kitty Hoynes, an Irish pub in Syracuse, on April 2, 2017. Last year, more than 530 people had...
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Peer experts share best practices
The Upstate Cancer Center The Upstate Cancer Center has joined the Association of American Cancer Institutes, an organization dedicated to reducing the burden of cancer by enhancing the impact of North...
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Ethics consult: Will your health care proxy honor your wishes?
Thomas Curran, MD, and Robert Olick, JD, PhD, are hospital ethics consultants and members of Upstate’s bioethics and humanities faculty They provide advice to patients and families who find themselves...
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Group offers helping hand to cancer patients in need
Joseph Michael Chubbuck with his dog, Shadow, in May 2011. Shadow was battling cancer at the time this photo was taken and died in 2012, while Chubbuck was in an intensive care unit fighting his own...
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Teens ‘Look Good’ and ‘Feel Better’
BY SUSAN KEETER “It was as if she was trying to disappear inside her clothes,” explains nurse Kristen Thomas, remembering hot summer days when a teenage cancer patient showed up for appointments...
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Recipe: Crunchy ‘Oven-Fried’ Chicken Nuggets
This recipe from “The Great American Eat-Right Cookbook” is a healthful rendition of chicken nuggets – and likely to appeal to kids and adults. The coating adds crunch, while keeping the meat tender...
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How to make your first appointment at the Upstate Cancer Center
Requesting an appointment with the experts at the Upstate Cancer Center is easy. Our team of board-certified physicians and oncology-certified nurses and technicians is prepared to offer timely...
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Meet the ‘magic man’: Surgeon’s demeanor, outlook help patient beat slim odds
Colorectal surgeon Jiri Bem, MD, talks with his patient Billie Downey. Downey has follow-up appointments with him close to her home in Clayton. (photo by Susan Kahn) BY AMBER SMITH Melanoma of the...
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Catching it early: Breast cancer high-risk program follows patients at...
Clockwise from left: Jordan Bruna, Prashant Upadhyaya, MD, nurse practitioner Tammy Root and Lisa Lai, MD. (photo by Robert Mescavage) BY AMBER SMITH Both her grandmother and mother had breast cancer,...
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A new home, a difficult diagnosis
Pediatric oncologist Amy Caruso Brown, MD, with Fahima Farah. (photo by Susan Kahn) BY SUSAN KEETER Fahima Farah was 2 when her mother, Khadra Warsame, brought her to Upstate’s emergency department for...
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A new option: Technique heats the body’s water molecules to destroy cancer cells
Katsuhiro Kobayashi, MD, reviews images of the patient’s liver prior to the microwave ablation procedure. (photo by William Mueller) BY AMBER SMITH Options are important when you have cancer of the...
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Helping a patient navigate through cancer’s challenges
Upstate oncologist Stephen Graziano, MD, talks with his patient, Sandra Floyd. (photos by John Berry) Palliative care team helps Sandra Floyd reach the treatment goals she set for herself BY JIM HOWE...
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Connecting, helping pediatric cancer families
The Waters Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Upstate Cancer Center The Upstate Cancer Center and the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital provide a connection group for pediatric...
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5 reasons you need a team of experts for esophageal or gastric cancer
1. Cancers that arise in the stomach or along the tube that goes from the mouth to the stomach are sometimes difficult to distinguish. Both esophageal and gastric cancers usually begin in the cells...
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20-plus years of helping kids and their families fight cancer
Runners of all ages participate in Paige’s Butterfly Run to support children with cancer. (photo by Susan Keeter) Runners and their supporters at Paige’s Butterfly Run have raised more than $2 million...
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The talcum powder – ovarian cancer connection
BY AMBER SMITH Talcum powder may increase by about 20 percent a woman’s risk for developing ovarian cancer. Chemicals in the powder, which some women use in the genital area to promote dryness, can...
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