What's Up at Upstate
Category: Cancer

A new option in hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer
July 20, 2022
Drug allows men option of swallowing a pill vs. getting an injection

Can surgery reduce ovarian cancer risk?
July 15, 2022
Can surgery reduce ovarian cancer risk? A study is underway involving women with...

A financial counselor can help reduce the stress of paying for cancer treatment
July 13, 2022
Paying for cancer treatment can be stressful, but a financial counselor may be...

New location opens for cancer treatment
July 8, 2022
Center At Upstate Community Hospital is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Breast surgeons deploy 'scouts' to locate tumors, lesions
July 5, 2022
Breast cancer surgeons at Upstate use a new technology called Savi Scout that...

Will cancer spread?
July 1, 2022
Upstate researchers work on predicting whether breast cancer will...

Get inspired! 4 recommended cookbooks
June 29, 2022
Recommendations from the Upstate Cancer Center's registered dietitian...

Surgery successfully treats his prostate cancer
June 27, 2022
It wasn't easy but gets better with time, patient says.

Recipe: Crustless Mini-Quiches
June 24, 2022
An easy, versatile recipe from Katie Krawczyk, registered dietitian nutritionist

Recipe: Vegetable Mac and Cheese
June 24, 2022
A crowd-pleasing recipe from Katie Krawczyk, registered dietitian nutritionist

Advanced cancer that calls for aggressive treatment
June 22, 2022
When advanced cancer patients face the removal of their bladder in a lifesaving...

Psychologists offer guidance to cancer patients of any age
June 17, 2022
Upstate Cancer Center offers emotional, as well as medical, support

How family history can relate to cancer
June 10, 2022
Most cancers are not hereditary, but in some cases, genetics plays a role.

Her decision: for each day to be good
June 8, 2022
Pastor Sue Crawson-Brizzolara of Harpursville praises her Upstate health care...

Have you heard of the stroma?
May 31, 2022
This tissue network can complicate chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Her breast cancer diagnosis came four days before the birth of her son
May 26, 2022
Nurse practitioner alternated breastfeeding with chemotherapy

Painless swelling a hallmark symptom of testicular cancer
May 24, 2022
Timely evaluations improve odds of cure and survival for testicular cancer...

Pharmacist Timothy Chiang talks about chemotherapy
May 19, 2022
Pharmacist Timothy Chiang answers commonly asked questions regarding...

Test your knowledge after checking out the new issue of Cancer Care magazine
May 16, 2022
Take this quiz after reading the spring issue of Cancer Care

Science Is Art: Flowery reflections
February 8, 2022
Springtime sight bears resemblance to microscopic image