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What to do about depression when battling cancer
You may have a major depressive disorder if, for most of the day, you experience five or more of these symptoms during most days over a period of at least two weeks. BY AMBER SMITH Along with a...
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Should weight loss be part of breast cancer treatment?
The Upstate Cancer Center is taking part in a study to see whether losing weight can help prevent breast cancer from recurring. BY AMBER SMITH An obese woman with breast cancer is at increased risk for...
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Care teams share workspace, improve efficiency at cancer center
Adham Jurdi, MD, explains that the reconfigured layout of the Upstate Cancer Center provides for a smoother, more efficient experience for patients and care providers. Jurdi is medical director of...
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What cancer taught one mom: Keep things as normal as possible
Levi Haddad, 4, with his mother, Laurin Haddad. Adopted when he was 1 day old, Levi was diagnosed with leukemia on his fourth birthday. (photo by Robert Mescavage) BY SUSAN KEETER Levi Haddad was about...
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Treatment for canine cancer serves as model for humans
Veterinary oncologists Kelly Hume, left, and Vincent Baldanza examine Sophie, a dog with lymphoma, at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Lymphoma in dogs is remarkably similar to lymphoma in...
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5 reasons your child needs the HPV vaccine
Here are five reasons your child needs to get vaccinated for HPV, the human papillomavirus, according to the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of...
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For cancer patients: Advice on eating when you don’t feel hungry
Nutrition is an important part of staying healthy, especially during cancer treatment. But eating when you have no appetite or feel full all the time can present a challenge. Here are eight tricks to...
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Seven things your radiation oncologist wants you to know
BY AMBER SMITH Linda Schicker, MD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at Upstate, tells what to expect when you face radiation therapy. She sees many of her patients at the Upstate Cancer...
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He chose radiation treatment for his prostate cancer
Jan Roberts, left, with radiation oncologist Jeffrey Bogart, MD. Roberts wears a cap that honors those, like him, who served in Vietnam, especially those who didn’t come back. (photo by Richard...
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Patients are grateful for social workers
Social worker Chevelle Jones-Moore (photo by Susan Kahn) BY JIM HOWE Patients often need more than just medical treatment as they face the challenges of dealing with cancer. Finding ways to address...
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‘Look Now’: Breast cancer survivors share their stories for artistic project
Tula Goenka, center, with her daughter, Ranya Shannon, who was 9 when Goenka was diagnosed with breast cancer, standing next to Cindy Bell’s portrait of Goenka at the “Look Now” exhibition. (This and...
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How the Upstate pharmacy saved him $20,537.14
Heidi King with Reginald Sanford at the Upstate Outpatient Pharmacy. (photos by Robert Mescavage) BY AMBER SMITH He went through a series of imaging tests, looking for an explanation for the pains in...
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Summer camps for kids with cancer: A chance to let them savor nature
BY AMBER SMITH Summer camp means days full of swimming, hiking and s’mores, but for kids affected by cancer, it can provide more than fun memories. Camp organizers say sleepover camps for youth with...
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Mysterious ‘door’ guards cancer secrets: Researchers work to halt a strange,...
How breast cancer can spread: A tumor cell (green, No. 1), is in direct contact with a macrophage (blue, No. 2) and an endothelial cell (red, No. 3). The macrophage is a part of the immune system, and...
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Guided by love: 4 whose careers were inspired by family members who fought...
BY JIM HOWE A mother who died of cancer inspired her daughter, now a nurse practitioner, to care for cancer patients. Other family members similarly influenced the career paths of a radiation...
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Baffled? This pathologist helps you make sense of your pathology report
By AMBER SMITH Like many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, Amanda Gilmore of Phoenix struggled with the new knowledge that her body contained cancerous cells that she could neither see nor...
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Battling cancer: Through 3 surgeries and 6 weeks of radiation, this...
When radiation therapy was recommended to target any rogue cancer cells after his surgery, Howard “Mac” Waterman, 73, of Boonville, was able to travel to Oneida (instead of Syracuse) for six weeks of...
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Ask her for help: Cancer Center librarian enjoys finding answers for...
Librarian Sarah Lawler with free books that are available at the Upstate Cancer Center. The Family Resource Center has computers so that Lawler can assist staff, patients and family members with online...
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After abnormal mammogram, vigilant nurse tries new combination surgery and...
Chief nursing officer Nancy Page says, “I always think about, for myself and my family, where is the best care?” When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her answer was Upstate. (photo by Susan Kahn)...
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6 surprising cancer risk factors
Bacon and other cured meats have been studied for possible links to cancer. You know that cigarettes and radon and ultraviolet radiation can all cause cancer. Here are six things you may not have...
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