"All the time in the lab, working out experiments, writing grants, it’s a whole process and a lot of work that all comes down to actually helping people, which is pretty exciting.”
This condition can occur when your normal digestive process is changed, such as when surgery for stomach or esophageal cancer alters the size, shape or position of the stomach.
Marlea Brown is a colon cancer survivor. It’s a new role for the active, 79-year-old retired high school teacher living in Clymer, NY, and one that has elevated her appreciation for the value of family, community and medical support systems.
Upon hearing this question, your answer likely falls into one of the following categories:
a) Yep! I’ve been screened and I’m not due again for another x-years.
b) Uh oh. I’ve been meaning to make that appointment for some time now.
c) Age 50 is years away. Don’t need to think about it at all.
For her preparedness and willingness to jump in and work to save a man’s life, Marioly Ambrose is being recognized as Roswell Park’s Nurse of the Month for February.
Although progress is being made in detecting and understanding many types of cancer and what might cause them, gallbladder cancer remains something of a mystery.