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Hope delivered by a survivor
Jack Edgerton, a volunteer at the Upstate Cancer Center, is also a cancer survivor, which allows him to “sympathize and empathize,” he says. (PHOTO BY SUSAN KAHN) BY AMBER SMITH The woman’s husband...
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Healing helpers: Humor, acceptance, positive attitude
Patty Agne said she was fortunate to have the support and advice of her sister, Susan Byrns, and Byrns’ daughter, Malinda Seymour, who are both oncology nurses, as she underwent treatment for breast...
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6 ways a dietitian can help with cancer treatment
Maria Erdman, a registered dietitian nutritionist at the Upstate Cancer Center, work with cancer patients whose condition or treatment can present can involve difficulty swallowing or needing...
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Understanding clues to the seriousness of prostate cancer
Anatomical pathologist Gustavo de la Roza, MD, in his office reviewing prostate cancer slides. He is one of the “Best Doctors in America,” a peer-review honor that recognizes approximately 5 percent of...
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Special delivery: Upstate scientist seeks better way to deliver drugs to tumors
Juntao Luo, PhD, holds a model of a polymer nanoparticle in his Upstate laboratory. (PHOTO BY WILLIAM MUELLER) The most promising cancer drug can’t be effective if it cannot reach the cancer. Some...
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‘Cancer Care’ collects national magazine award
This is the 2015 Clarion Award from The Association for Women in Communications Cancer Care magazine received a national award from The Association for Women in Communications this weekend during the...
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Boeheims receive Upstate’s Distinguished Service award
James A. and Juli G. Boeheim Upstate Medical University presented 16 awards at its fall convocation Sept. 16. The President’s Award for Distinguished Service was given to James A. and Juli G. Boeheim....
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Will zinc be an element of future cancer treatment?
Stewart Loh, PhD (left), and Adam Blander in the lab where they are developing an experimental cancer drug that, in 10 years, may be used to repair a gene that is implicated in about half of all...
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Baldwin Fund receives award for exemplary support of biomedical research
Carol M. Baldwin Upstate Medical University presented 16 awards at its fall convocation Sept. 16. The President’s Award for Exemplary Support of Biomedical Research was given to Carol M. Baldwin Breast...
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The most prevalent cancers treated at Upstate: lung, breast, thyroid
The top 10 cancer diagnoses, by percentage, of adult patients treated at Upstate in one year. (SOURCE: UPSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL) Prostate, breast, thyroid and lung cancers are the most commonly...
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Healing helpers: Humor, acceptance, positive attitude
Patty Agne said she was fortunate to have the support and advice of her sister, Susan Byrns, and Byrns’ daughter, Malinda Seymour, who are both oncology nurses, as she underwent treatment for breast...
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6 ways a dietitian can help with cancer treatment
Maria Erdman, a registered dietitian nutritionist at the Upstate Cancer Center, work with cancer patients whose condition or treatment can present can involve difficulty swallowing or needing...
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Understanding clues to the seriousness of prostate cancer
Anatomical pathologist Gustavo de la Roza, MD, in his office reviewing prostate cancer slides. He is one of the “Best Doctors in America,” a peer-review honor that recognizes approximately 5 percent of...
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Special delivery: Upstate scientist seeks better way to deliver drugs to tumors
Juntao Luo, PhD, holds a model of a polymer nanoparticle in his Upstate laboratory. (PHOTO BY WILLIAM MUELLER) The most promising cancer drug can’t be effective if it cannot reach the cancer. Some...
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‘Cancer Care’ collects national magazine award
This is the 2015 Clarion Award from The Association for Women in Communications Cancer Care magazine received a national award from The Association for Women in Communications this weekend during the...
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Boeheims receive Upstate’s Distinguished Service award
James A. and Juli G. Boeheim Upstate Medical University presented 16 awards at its fall convocation Sept. 16. The President’s Award for Distinguished Service was given to James A. and Juli G. Boeheim....
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Will zinc be an element of future cancer treatment?
Stewart Loh, PhD (left), and Adam Blander in the lab where they are developing an experimental cancer drug that, in 10 years, may be used to repair a gene that is implicated in about half of all...
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Baldwin Fund receives award for exemplary support of biomedical research
Carol M. Baldwin Upstate Medical University presented 16 awards at its fall convocation Sept. 16. The President’s Award for Exemplary Support of Biomedical Research was given to Carol M. Baldwin Breast...
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The most prevalent cancers treated at Upstate: lung, breast, thyroid
The top 10 cancer diagnoses, by percentage, of adult patients treated at Upstate in one year. (SOURCE: UPSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL) Prostate, breast, thyroid and lung cancers are the most commonly...
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Why you should take pain control seriously
Pain can be a significant part of the cancer experience for many patients, some of whom are reluctant to take prescription opioids. Some patients fear becoming addicted to medications such as morphine...
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