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Category: Cancer

Treatment can help patients deal with pain, anxiety
July 7, 2023
Interview with Bob Crandall, an assistant chaplain at Upstate

New surgical tool; a tick-borne virus; cancer information sources; heat precautions: Upstate's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 9, 2023
July 6, 2023
Interviews with Michael Costanza, MD, Saravanan Thangamani, PhD, and Sarah...

A look at the disease's trends and treatments
July 5, 2023
Interview with Stephen Graziano, MD, chief of hematology and oncology

Explaining regular screening, advanced-stage disease
June 30, 2023
Interview with Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, chair of urology

Explaining melanoma; how germy are ATMs? -- Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 2, 2023
June 29, 2023
Interviews with surgeon Daniel Thomas, MD, and infectious disease specialist Joe...

Mammography guidelines; exercising when it's hot: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 25, 2023
June 22, 2023
Interviews with radiologist Ravi Adhikary, MD, and exercise physiologist Carol...

Only a fraction of possible cancer medicines gain final approval
June 21, 2023
Interview with Jason Horton, PhD, Upstate research scientist

Resource center is designed to help patients, families
June 13, 2023
Interview with Sarah Lawler, clinical outreach librarian

Women in their 20s are seeing an increase in this skin cancer
May 25, 2023
Interview with Daniel Thomas, MD, Upstate surgeon on why women in their 20s are...

When and how often are mammograms recommended?
May 25, 2023
Mammography recommendations vary, and Ravi Adhikary, MD, helps explain the...

Key factors: dietary fiber, healthy weight
May 18, 2023
Advice from Jeffrey Albright, MD, Upstate colorectal surgeon

Possible clues: anemia, family history
May 18, 2023
Advice from Jeffrey Albright, MD, Upstate colorectal surgeon

Dental specialist repairs damage to mouth, head, neck
May 4, 2023
Interview with Arthur Bigsby, DDS, maxillofacial prosthodontist

Colds vs. sinusitis; treating back pain; artificial sweeteners and cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 23, 2023
April 21, 2023
Interviews with Mark Arnold, MD, Steven Lounsbury, DPT, and Andras Perl, MD, PhD

Colorectal cancer's younger patients; fire safety and kids; treating back pain: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 16, 2023
April 13, 2023
Interviews with surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD, fire safety educator Kara Judd and...

Screening is important; diet, genetics can play a role
April 11, 2023
Interview with Upstate colorectal surgeon Jeffrey Albright, MD

Researcher explains role of enzymes, sugar alcohols in some liver cancers
April 11, 2023
Interview with Upstate rheumatology chief Andras Perl, MD, PhD

Sleep disturbances and dementia; caring for 'elder orphans'; explaining a common skin cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 12, 2023
March 10, 2023
Interviews with researchers Roger Wong, PhD, geriatrician Sharon Brangman, MD,...

Transplants and obesity; latest trends in poisonings; lung cancer research: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
February 24, 2023
Interviews with transplant chief Reza Saidi, MD, poison center Administrative...

Sun exposure often a factor in this slow-growing skin cancer
February 16, 2023
Interview with Ramsay Farah, MD, dermatology chief at Upstate