“Right from the moment you walk in, you’re a little panicky, but from the security person to the receptionist to all the onboarding, every person treated me with dignity,” she says.
Diagnosing skin cancer early — and accurately — is the key to treating it most effectively, and perhaps the most important tool for getting the accurate diagnosis is a biopsy technique called a punch biopsy.
Understanding screening recommendations is just one of the many obstacles and challenges faced by transgender people when it comes to taking care of their health.
May is Cancer Research Awareness Month, making it the perfect opportunity to shine a light on some of the innovative and boundary-pushing research going on every day at Roswell Park.
Christos Fountzilas, MD, Associate Professor of Oncology and board-certified gastrointestinal medical oncologist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, answers some of the most common questions about this rare and complex type of cancer.
It’s been a long few years for her family. In August 2016, the family, including older son Harrison, had gone to a fair and Alex, then 11 years old, hit his knee.