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Category: Cancer

Lung biopsies: what they reveal and how they are done
November 14, 2024
Interview with Ronaldo Ortiz-Pacheco, MD

Where injured children get treated; she guides breast cancer patients; helping aged parents: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024
November 7, 2024
INterviews with Kim Wallenstein, MD, PhD, nurse Maureen Garvey and Sharon...

Breast cancer treatment now tailored to patient, less invasive
October 29, 2024
Interview with surgeon Scott Albert, MD

New kind of Pap test; mpox risks; telehealth update: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024
October 24, 2024
Interviews with Rinki Agarwal, MD; Elizabeth Asiago Reddy, MD; and Ruth...

Complementary therapy for cancer works alongside standard treatments
October 21, 2024
Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, and Jamie Romeiser, PhD

Nurse helps guide breast cancer patients through treatment
September 27, 2024
Interview with Maureen Garvey, breast cancer navigator

Specialized cancer testing; cancer and social media: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
September 26, 2024
Interviews with Thomas VanderMeer, MD, and Michael Davoli; and with Amy Caruso...

Self-administered Pap test a new option in cancer screening
September 10, 2024
Interview with Rinki Agarwal, MD

A look at two forms of skin cancer: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024
August 1, 2024
Interviews with dermatologist Ramsay Farah, MD, and surgeon Daniel Thomas, MD

Various factors -- including 'ugly duckling' -- indicate cancer
July 11, 2024
Advice from Daniel Thomas, MD, a surgeon specializing in oncology

A rare allergy to meat; seeking gentler treatment for hydrocephalus; new bladder cancer therapy: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 14, 2024
July 11, 2024
Interviews with Jamie Romeiser, PhD, Satish Krishnamurthy, MD, and Joseph Jacob,...

New bladder cancer treatment would keep the organ intact
June 10, 2024
Interview with Joseph Jacob, MD, Upstate urological oncologist

Rethinking menopause; hospital volunteering; avoiding colon cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on AIr for Sunday, May 19, 2024
May 16, 2024
Interviews with Heather Hirsch, MD, Jeffrey Albright, MD, and Tatum White

Dementia factors; genes and COPD; prostate cancer treatment: Upstate's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 5, 2024
May 2, 2024
Interviews with Roger Wong, PhD, Auyon Ghosh, MD, and Alina Basnet, MD

Robotic surgery for cancer; Zika, dengue update; quelling workplace violence: Upstate's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 21, 2024
April 18, 2024
Interviews with Jason Wallen, MD; Stephen Thomas, MD; and Frank Ferrante and...

Minimally invasive surgery can cure early lung cancers
April 3, 2024
Interview with thoracic surgeon Jason Wallen, MD

Biomarker testing explained; gathering food in the city: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 3, 2024
February 29, 2024
Interviews with Thomas VanderMeer, MD, and Michael Davoli; and with Anne...

Wider access to test can improve cancer treatment
February 14, 2024
Interview with Upstate's Thomas VanderMeer, MD, and Michael Davoli of the...

Studying brain injury; pancreatic cancer surgery; strengthening the pelvic floor: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024
January 25, 2024
Interviews with Devin Burke, MD, Mashaal Dhir, MD, and Rebecca Carey, DPT

Taking pills as prescribed; an innovative cancer treatment; med students as teachers: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024
January 18, 2024
Interviews with Paula Trief, PhD; Ruth Weinstock, MD, PhD; Mashaal Dhir, MD; and...