Mast cell disorders occur when mast cells, a type of blood cell important in the immune system, overreact to certain triggers. These disorders can affect many body systems and produce symptoms such as a severe allergic reaction, skin growths and gastrointestinal issues.
“Sometimes sickness can play life’s roll of film on a fast track. Looking at art, in my opinion, brings that feeling to a halt and helps each frame come alive.”
Throughout the chaos of 2020, Roswell Park's Cancer Talk blog brought you advice for dealing with the pandemic, tips for living a healthy lifestyle, essential information for cancer patients and survivors, and stories of hope and inspiration. Here we highlight some of our most popular articles from the past year.
If food and drink don’t taste good to you — or worse, if they taste bad — you are less likely to eat and drink as much as you need. This can lead to weight loss, electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, slow healing and poor nutrition.
Now there’s a faster, easier way to log into the MyRoswell patient portal — the online gateway to your Roswell Park medical records and other information.
It’s no secret that cancer treatment can be taxing on your body, your psyche and your family. But one issue that seems to be a secret is what cancer does to your sex life.
In the cancer world, neuroendocrine tumors are the zebras. Represented by this analogy because of their rarity, neuroendocrine tumors make up just 2% of nationally treated cancers.