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Options for women to rebuild breasts after cancer are more plentiful
Prashant Upadhyaya, MD, provides many breast reconstruction options. A woman who faces mastectomy also has to consider whether and how to reconstruct the breast that will be removed, and her options...
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Breast cancer research at Upstate: Which drug will work best in each patient?
Advances in the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer begin in laboratories. Here’s a peek into one lab at Upstate that received grants this year from the Carol M. Baldwin Breast...
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How to avoid constipation during cancer treatment
Since everyone is different, the side effects to cancer treatment vary from person to person. One common problem is constipation. Registered dietitian nutritionist Maria Erdman provides these possible...
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Are you at risk for on-the-job cancers?
Asbestos was strong, durable and heat resistant, “so it was used in lots of products,” says mesothelioma lawyer Joseph Belluck. “Every year we learn about more and more products that asbestos was used...
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Blood in urine is never normal
Image from iStockPhoto. Blood in the urine does not necessarily indicate bladder cancer, but it does warrant a visit to a urologist, says Srinivas Vourganti, MD, an assistant professor of urology at...
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Estrogen expert will explain how women can maintain health
A model of an estriol molecule. By Getty Images for iStock. A leading expert on estrogen, women’s health and breast cancer gives a lecture Thursday, Nov. 20 at Upstate Medical University that is open...
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Unique surgery treats aggressive bladder cancer
Patient Allan Sustare with his surgeon, Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, in the new Upstate Cancer Center. The two men gave an interview about Sustare’s surgery on Upstate’s weekly talk radio program,...
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What to do about hair loss from cancer treatment
Many of the drugs used to fight cancer go after rapidly-growing cancer cells but also wipe out other rapidly-growing cells, which includes hair cells. That means some cancer patients face hair loss...
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‘Mercy Killers’ playwrite/actor to perform at Upstate
Michael Milligan performs a one-man play called “Mercy Killers. Michael Milligan plays the role of Joe in the one-man play he wrote called “Mercy Killers” that illustrates problems in the American...
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‘Cancer Care’ publication for anyone touched by cancer
The fall 2014 issue of Cancer Care magazine features the remarkable story of how a surgeon removed a bladder wracked by cancer and replaced it with one he built from a portion of the patient’s own...
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Survivor develops career in cancer research
Chris Lucchesi in the laboratory of Ying Huang, MD, PhD, at Upstate Medical University. Chris Lucchesi’s relationship with cancer began in a high school AP Biology class. “We started learning about...
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How to reduce your risk of esophageal cancer
A type of esophageal cancer called adenocarcinoma is on the rise in the United States largely because of the obesity epidemic. People who are overweight may develop reflux, which can damage the...
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Glass mural of pond inspires serenity at Upstate Cancer Center
Photo by Susan Kahn. Marie Luther is an artist who often visits a rambling creek and waterfall near her Syracuse home. “Sometimes I sit near the stream and listen to its melodic whispers and let the...
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‘Physicians Practice’ magazine packed with information about Upstate
Upstate’s prostate cancer team helped raise money for prostate cancer research at Upstate Medical University through aMovember Mustache Challenge involving the Syracuse Crunch hockey team. The men grew...
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Possible solutions to 4 nutritional challenges during cancer therapy
Appetites often change during cancer treatment. “Even if you’re not feeling particularly well, remember that nutrition is an important part of your treatment,” says registered dietitian nutritionist,...
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Healthy now, after final chemotherapy in October
After receiving her final chemotherapy treatment in October, Sadie Wilson, 4, was escorted to her port removal surgery by her doctor, Karol Kerr, MD. Sadie was diagnosed at 22 months of age with acute...
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Gingerbread recipe comforts people with nausea, diarrhea, mouth sores
Gingerbread with Brown Sugar Meringue Ingredients For gingerbread: 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup molasses ¾ cup hot water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon...
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Do results from research on children’s cancers ever shed light on cancers...
A Syracuse woman submitted this question to “Upstate Answers,” and Amy Caruso Brown, MD, assistant professor in pediatrics and the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at Upstate, provides an...
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History, hope combine in cancer biography
By Leslie Kohman, MD Did you know that cancer has been described in Egyptian mummies? Or that chemotherapy was developed to treat childhood leukemia, and its use in adult cancers is a much later...
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Upstate researcher focuses on what a protein can teach about cancer
Fruit fly ovaries are made up of subunits called germanium, which house germline stem cells, as shown in green above. Germline cells are the sex cells that pass along genes to the next generation. An...
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