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,...
View ArticleExtensive 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...
View ArticleRecipe: 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...
View ArticleUp 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...
View ArticleRethinking 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...
View ArticleWhat’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...
View ArticleEveryday 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....
View ArticleA 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,...
View ArticleA quick guide for when you need a cancer screening
This article appears in the summer 2019 issue of Cancer Care magazine.
View ArticleShining 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...
View ArticleTackling 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleShe’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...
View ArticleHelp 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...
View ArticleQuests 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleUp 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...
View ArticleTOP 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...
View ArticleWarmth, 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...
View ArticleCatching 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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