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Monthly Archives: May 2018
20-plus years of helping kids and their families fight cancer
Runners and their supporters at Paige’s Butterfly Run have raised more than $2 million over the last 20 years to support pediatric cancer research and cancer care at the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. The 2018 run will be held this … Continue reading
Posted in adolescents, cancer, community, fundraising, health care, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics
Tagged Paige's Butterfly Run, pediatric cancer, pediatric cancer fundraising
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5 reasons you need a team of experts for esophageal or gastric cancer
1. Cancers that arise in the stomach or along the tube that goes from the mouth to the stomach are sometimes difficult to distinguish. Both esophageal and gastric cancers usually begin in the cells that line the upper gastrointestinal tract, … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, digestive/gastrointestinal, health care, surgery
Tagged cancer of the esophagus, esophageal cancer, esophageal cancer treatment, gastric cancer, gastric cancer treatment, stomach cancer
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Connecting, helping pediatric cancer families
The Upstate Cancer Center and the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital provide a connection group for pediatric cancer families. It’s called H.O.P.E., Helping Oncology Patients and Parents Engage. Kaushal Nanavati, MD, medical director of integrative therapy, led the first group session, discussing … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer support group, pediatric cancer support
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A new option: Technique heats the body’s water molecules to destroy cancer cells
BY AMBER SMITH Options are important when you have cancer of the liver. Vascular and interventional radiologists at Upstate now offer microwave ablation, a technique that uses heat to destroy cancer cells. The minimally invasive procedure can be an alternative to … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, health care, medical imaging/radiology, technology
Tagged interventional radiology, microwave ablation, vascular and interventional radiologiy, vascular radiology
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3 reasons your doctor might recommend robotic surgery
BY LEAH CALDWELL Depending on the type of cancer and its stage, your care plan may include surgery. Robotic surgery is one type of minimally invasive surgery. The surgeon uses a flexible scope with a camera and blade and views … Continue reading
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A new home, a difficult diagnosis
BY SUSAN KEETER Fahima Farah was 2 when her mother, Khadra Warsame, brought her to Upstate’s emergency department for stomach pain. A CT scan of her belly showed a mass. Six years earlier, her family — who are Somali — … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, community, health care, surgery, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital/pediatrics
Tagged neuroblastoma, refugee health, Somali refugees, Somali-Americans
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Catching it early: Breast cancer high-risk program follows patients at increased risk
BY AMBER SMITH Both her grandmother and mother had breast cancer, so Jordan Bruna of Skaneateles began breast cancer screening at the age of 30. She joined Upstate’s Breast Cancer High Risk Program and followed a schedule of mammograms, ultrasounds, … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, genetics, health care, surgery, women's health/gynecology
Tagged breast cancer, Breast Cancer High Risk Program, Upstate Breast Cancer High Risk Program
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Meet the ‘magic man’: Surgeon’s demeanor, outlook help patient beat slim odds
BY AMBER SMITH Melanoma of the rectum is rare and aggressive, and its prognosis is poor. The majority of people with the diagnosis don’t survive more than 24 months. To Jeri Bem, MD, that’s no reason to give up. A … Continue reading
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Tagged colorectal surgeon, colorectal surgery, melanoma of the rectum, rectal melanoma
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How to make your first appointment at the Upstate Cancer Center
Requesting an appointment with the experts at the Upstate Cancer Center is easy. Our team of board-certified physicians and oncology-certified nurses and technicians is prepared to offer timely appointments, second opinions, screening tests and personalized treatment plans. To make your first appointment, either … Continue reading
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