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When your child has cancer: advice from a mom

Her daughter was 10 when she was diagnosed with leukemia — and Gwendolyn Webber-McLeod of Auburn began her education in parenting a child with cancer. Gwendolyn Webber-McLeod (2019) Her daughter,...

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Extensive operations: Patients endure lengthy surgeries when cancer involves...

  Michele Giblin had cancer behind her eye, and surgery involved reconstructing her upper jaw with bone from her leg. (photo by William Mueller) BY AMBER SMITH In constant pain after two root canals...

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Recipe: Easy Summer Lasagna

FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH This hearty summer lasagna packs roasted eggplant, zucchini and lycopene-rich tomatoes. Whole-wheat noodles pack cancer-fighting fiber and natural plant...

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Up Close: Studying bone density to help cancer survivors

Megan Oest, PhD, places a cylinder containing tiny pieces of bone into a CT scanner. Using software that takes precise measurements of the CT images, Oest creates 3-D images and identifies subtle...

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Rethinking Kaposi sarcoma: Viral immunologist sees patient improve after...

Christine King, PhD (photo by William Mueller) Editor’s note: This is one of three articles on Upstate’s “renegade researchers” — scientists who are providing new ways of looking at long-standing...

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What’s Up at Upstate: Mobile mammograms, hospitality center, cord blood...

Upstate’s mammogram van offers breast cancer screening to women in outlying areas. Mobile mammography Upstate now provides mobile mammography services with a new 45-foot van aimed at ensuring easy...

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Everyday hero: Childhood cancer survivor Dan Kosick climbs mountains, skis,...

Childhood cancer survivor Dan Kosick of Endicott is shown at Synergy Athletics fitness center, where he trains and works out. (photo by Robert Mescavage) By JIM HOWE Dan Kosick leads an active life....

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A long-term relationship: Cancer monitoring and checkups go on for a lifetime

Survivors of childhood cancer have access to the Upstate Survivor Wellness Program team, which will track their health for the rest of their lives. Team members, seated from left, are Jody Sima, MD,...

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A quick guide for when you need a cancer screening

This article appears in the summer 2019 issue of Cancer Care magazine.

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Shining a blue light on bladder cancer

Upstate urologist Joseph Jacob, MD, demonstrates Blue Light Cystoscopy. Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in American men, but it’s less common in women. The most common symptom is blood...

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Tackling kidney cancer: Medical imaging helps catch this symptom-free cancer...

Oleg Shapiro, MD Doctors traditionally saw kidney cancer in people in their 60s and older, explains Upstate urologist Oleg Shapiro, MD, but the increased use of medical imaging has led to a rise in the...

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A difficult diagnosis: Psychiatrist with cancer shares his coping strategies

BY AMBER SMITH First of all, being a psychiatrist himself hasn’t been that helpful with his diagnosis. “I’m a human being first, and I experience emotions after a life-altering diagnosis just like...

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She’s beating the odds, thanks to her ‘tenderhearted’ oncologist

Stephen Graziano, MD, with his patient Kathi Tamer at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Upstate Cancer Center at Oneida. Tamer, who lives in Utica, sees Graziano at the Oneida office every six...

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Help for eating with a sore mouth, plus a recipe

BY AMBER SMITH Cancer treatment can harm the fast-growing cells in the lining of your mouth and lips. You may develop little cuts or ulcers in your mouth, or tender gums, which will most likely feel...

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Quests to outsmart cancer: 5 research projects underway at Upstate

  Alaji Bah, PhD, is searching for ways to keep cancer-suppressing genes “turned on”— research that may lead to new medications. (photo by William Mueller) BY AMBER SMITH Of the 268,600 women who will...

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‘We are your neighbors’: Money raised for pediatric cancer helps kids here in...

One of the organizations that helped Archie Kulkus (in the foreground with his mother, Emily) and his family during his cancer treatment was Paige’s Butterfly Run, which has raised more than $3 million...

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Up close: Meet DIANA

DIANA, a machine used at the Upstate Cancer Center.(photo by Richard Whelsky) This is the device that helps the pharmacy team in the Upstate Cancer Center mix chemotherapy medications for individual...

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TOP cancer-care program turns 20

Jason Wallen, MD, center, contemplates a treatment plan for a lung cancer patient during a TOP multidisciplinary team meeting. (photo by Susan Kahn) Thoracic Oncology Program relies on team care...

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Warmth, kindness and radiation, too

Radiation oncologist Paul Aridgides, MD, with Joan Gorton of Hamilton (photo by Robert Mescavage) BY AMBER SMITH It had been a rough 2019 for Joan Gorton of Hamilton. Starting early in the year, the...

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Catching lung cancer early through screening saves lives

This is one of a series of articles focusing on lung cancer. Lung cancer screening saves lives —  and could save more, if more people submitted to the testing. Of the lung cancers that are discovered...

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