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Cancer Survivors Day organizers select ‘magical day’ theme

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Amber Smith

Upstate invites cancer survivors of all ages to the National Cancer Survivors Day celebration from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2. Reservations — free for survivors and their guests — are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, and seating … Continue reading →

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Final ‘heart and soul’ beams placed at top of Cancer Center

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Darcy DiBiase

This morning in front of Upstate University Hospital, the last two steel beams of the Upstate Cancer Center were raised into place. We refer to the beams as the “heart and soul” of the center. You see, when we placed … Continue reading →

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Drug trial looks to extend lives of people with advanced kidney cancer

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Amber Smith

Chemotherapy used to be the only option for people with advanced kidney cancer, the chemicals attacking the cancer cells along with the body’s healthy cells. A more targeted therapy was designed to zero in on the cancer cells, but its … Continue reading →

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Study searches for biomarkers that could identify colorectal cancer

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Amber Smith

Colonoscopy has the undisputed ability to nip cancer in the bud, but many people find the screening unpleasant. Someday, maybe colonoscopy will be replaced by a simple blood or urine test. Listen: interview about this study A National Cancer Institute … Continue reading →

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How to obtain a low-cost or no-cost colonoscopy in Onondaga County

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Amber Smith

The Onondaga County Health Department’s Cancer Services Program makes cancer screenings such as colonoscopy available for people who are uninsured or underinsured. Program coordinator Jenny Dickinson says about 40 percent of people skip colon cancer screening due to fear, embarrassment … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, community, public health | Tagged academic medical center, cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, health care blog, health care social media, hospital blog, hospital social media, medical blog, rectal cancer, SUNY, syracuse health care, syracuse hospital, university hospital, upstate medical, upstate university | 1 Comment

Why one man goes bald for St. Baldrick’s annual fundraiser

Posted on February 26, 2013 by mckeevej

By Jim McKeever On Sunday March 3, Central New York’s population of bald heads will grow by more than 400. That’s how many of us – men, women and children – will gather at Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub in Armory … Continue reading →

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Cancer survivors, patients make their marks on the Upstate Cancer Center

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Susan Cole

Visitors to Upstate University Hospital get an up-close view of the construction at the Upstate Cancer Center. The now towering framework began rising out of the ground a little more than a year ago. Early this morning, its final steel … Continue reading →

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World Cancer Day dispels damaging myths about the disease

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Amber Smith

Today is World Cancer Day, and the caregivers from Upstate join with the Commission on Cancer in working to dispel damaging myths and misconceptions about the disease — starting with these four: * Myth 1: Cancer is just a health … Continue reading →

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How to manage cancer fatigue

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Amber Smith

The biologic effects of cancer and/or the side effects of its treatment leave more than 90 percent of patients overwhelmed by fatigue, so much so that everyday life activities become a struggle. As counterintuitive as it may sound, exercise may … Continue reading →

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Struggling to quit smoking?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Amber Smith

Are you 0r someone you love struggling to quit smoking? This is a process that may take a few tries. “If at first you don’t succeed, quit and quit again,” Dr. Leslie Kohman told YNN, in a segment airing today. … Continue reading →

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