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Breast lumps — what you need to know

A common sign of breast cancer is a lump in the breast area. But, what is the best way to detect a lump in your breast? If you find a lump, does it always mean you have cancer? Are breast cancer lumps painful?

Friday, October 23, 2020 - 09:40 am

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What Is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer that has spread to the lungs is not lung cancer, but metastatic breast cancer. It is treated using breast cancer therapy, regardless of where it has spread.

Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 09:44 am

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What Causes Multiple Myeloma?

Sometimes it seems much more is unknown about multiple myeloma than is known.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 02:59 pm

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Portion Control: Take Your Cues from Your Stomach, Not Your Eyes

Extra calories can add up: Just 100 calories per day beyond your needs could lead to an extra 10 pounds of weight per year.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 03:34 pm

Life & Wellness

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What Is Sepsis? Know the Danger Signals

Cancer patients and older adults are among those at higher risk for sepsis, which progresses rapidly and can be fatal. Knowing the symptoms and acting quickly could save your life.

Monday, October 19, 2020 - 08:00 am

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Life & Wellness

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Article

Who should get genetic screening for prostate cancer?

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in his life, but not all men with the disease will need to be treated for their illness.

Friday, October 16, 2020 - 09:47 am

Prevention & Screening

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How Can I Support My Friend Who Was Just Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?

No one expects to get cancer. But when someone you love says they’ve got breast cancer, what do you do?

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 09:27 am

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Cancer Coach Jim Croft, left, has been paired with current bladder cancer patient Jim Barile, right.

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Fighting Bladder Cancer: How It Changed the Lives of Two Men

When Jim Croft was diagnosed with bladder cancer in June 2015, he didn’t know the journey on which he was about to embark.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 01:59 pm

Patient Stories

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News

New CAR T-Cell Therapy Approved and Available at Roswell Park for Lymphoma Patients

Giving patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) access to more treatment options, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been approved to administer the FDA-approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy Tecartus. The immunotherapy drug is manufactured by Kite, a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 08:00 am