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Pound Ridge's Own Ryan Reynolds Bonds With 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient
Ryan Reynolds got the chance to meet a real-world superhero in Massachusetts. The "Deadpool" star stopped by Mass General for Children on Friday, Sept. 20, to spend some time with Nash, a Canadian boy getting radiation treatments at the Boston hospital who is also a big fan of the "merc with the mouth." Nash has a rare form of cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. Related: Ryan Reynolds Raves About His Trip To Region Movie Theater "Everything you've gone through, that is a lot for an 8-year-old kid to shoulder," Reynolds told the boy. "I hope you know that." The Canadian-born Reyno…
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Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy
Westchester Medical Center has become the first neurosurgical oncology program in the region that offers a new brain tumor therapy that delays the tumor's progression, among other benefits. GammaTile Therapy involves surgically embedding a postage-stamp-sized implant into a patient's brain when their tumor is removed, the medical center said on Thursday, July 15. The implant then releases doses of radiation to the remaining tumor cells. "This gradual process of local radiation occurs as the patient goes about his or her daily life, allowing the patient to bypass traditional radi…
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State Sen. Sue Serino Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
State Sen. Sue Serino, who represents the 41st District in the Hudson Valley, announced she has been diagnosed after undergoing a successful lumpectomy. Serino was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a form of non-invasive breast cancer. While her lumpectomy was successful, the tumor did begin to spread before it was removed, so Serino said she will undergo radiation treatments five days per week for the next four weeks beginning as of Monday, July 13. “Like many, I was one who routinely rescheduled mammograms, never thinking twice about putting my work or family’s schedul…