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Westchester's Trusted Leader In Cancer Care: An Interview With Dr. Anna Komorowski Westchester's Trusted Leader In Cancer Care: An Interview With Dr. Anna Komorowski
Westchester's Trusted Leader In Cancer Care: An Interview With Dr. Anna Komorowski As part of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, the cancer specialists at Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital provide comprehensive, advanced diagnostic and treatment services to Westchester cancer patients. This unique regional cancer team provides patients expanded services to move them faster through diagnosis to treatment. Now Phelps’ new state-of-the-art PET/CT scan, the latest in cancer imaging technology, offers patients the world-class care they need, all in one place, all close to home. How does Phelps’ new PET/CT scan offer local patients an even higher standar…

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The Effect Of COVID-19 On Preventative Cancer Screenings The Effect Of COVID-19 On Preventative Cancer Screenings
The Effect Of Covid-19 On Preventative Cancer Screenings Early detection of cancer cells is critical for survival outcomes, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an untold number of cancers to go undiagnosed and untreated. As the world entered lockdown in 2020, many people postponed annual preventative cancer screenings, as a way to avoid the virus. To this day, many are yet to reschedule. Based on data collected by the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, preventative cancer screenings plummeted by as much as 94% during 2020. Because of the pandemic-related delays in diagnosing and treatment, The National Cancer Institute predicts almost 10,000 exce…

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Telehealth And At-Home Treatment Options Increase For Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Telehealth And At-Home Treatment Options Increase For Cancer Patients During COVID-19
Telehealth And At-Home Treatment Options Increase For Cancer Patients During Covid-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic drags onward, many are left to worry not just about the virus, but about their regular medical treatments that may have been interrupted by a virus with a lot of question marks. For cancer patients, especially those undergoing treatment, COVID-19 has its own set of challenges. Many individuals with cancer who are undergoing treatments may have compromised immune systems. This can put them at higher risk of having negative outcomes if they contract COVID-19. If exposed to the virus, these patients may require isolation for a longer time than normal and should cons…

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Breast Surgeon Alice Police, Cancer 'Game-Changer,' Joins Northwell Health Breast Surgeon Alice Police, Cancer 'Game-Changer,' Joins Northwell Health
Breast Surgeon Alice Police, Cancer 'Game-Changer,' Joins Northwell Health Renowned breast surgeon Alice M. Police, MD, FACS, has joined the Northwell Health Cancer Institute as regional director of breast surgery in Westchester County.  Widely recognized as a "game-changer" in the surgical treatment of breast cancer, Dr. Police is now accepting patients at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow and The Breast Institute at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, further strengthening the comprehensive teams of medical, surgical and radiation oncologists at both facilities. Based on her patients’ needs, Dr. Police …

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by Jon Craig