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Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening And Care Now Available At NYP Lawrence

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- In the wake of recent advances in the detection and treatment of lung cancer, there is no better time to become aware of the state-of-the-art lung cancer screening and world-class, comprehensive lung cancer care that is available right here in Westchester County at the newly opened NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center. “At NewYork-Presbyterian ...
NYP Lawrence Hospital Oncologist Empowers Patients To Cope With Cancer

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- At the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center, cancer care goes far beyond diagnosis and treatment with support and programs that empower patients to cope with cancer and improve their quality of life.“Our goal is to deliver the highest quality, comprehensive cancer care in a community setting that is close to the patient’s home,” said Dr. ...
Columbia Radiation Oncologist Brings Multidisciplinary Care to Westchester

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new era of cancer care has arrived in Westchester County with the opening of the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center in Bronxville.“The Cancer Center has transformed the nature of cancer care in our community,” said Henry J. Lee, MD, PhD, who is Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at NYP/Lawrence Hospital and an Assistant ...
Columbia Breast Surgeon Brings High-Quality Care To NYP Lawrence Hospital

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Women living in Westchester and surrounding counties now have access to superior breast care close to home at the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center in Bronxville.The Hospital is designated an accredited breast center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers for delivering the highest level of evidenced-based care for ...
Columbia Orthopedic Surgeon Brings Specialized Care to Westchester

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new era of orthopedic care has arrived in Westchester County at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital where a team of sports medicine and orthopedic physicians from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is providing world-class, specialized orthopedic services in a community hospital setting.“Our goal is to bring New York City-level care and the full ...
Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents living in Westchester are receiving superior heart care close to home at the NewYork-Presbyterian Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital.“In this day and age, the majority of the procedures we do in the Cath Lab are extremely safe, quick and useful,” said Mark A. Apfelbaum, MD, Director of the ...
Columbia Oncologist Brings Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care To Westchester

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The keys to combatting lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States, are early detection and innovative treatments that increase survival. These are the very cornerstones of lung cancer care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in Cortlandt Manor. “The ...
Columbia Oncologist Brings Individualized Breast Cancer Care To Westchester

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new era of individualized breast cancer care has arrived in upper Westchester and the Hudson Valley addressing the unique needs of breast cancer patients.Thanks to advances in research and the development of targeted medicines, medical oncologists at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center provide ...
Columbia Hematologist Brings Integrative Therapies Program To Westchester

by NewYork-Presbyterian Lifestyle

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in Cortlandt Manor can enhance their quality of life at the new Integrative Therapies Program.Spearheaded by J. Gregory Mears, MD, hematologist/oncologist with ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Medical Center, the ...
What Happens When Cancer Strikes The Bones? NYP Explains Deadly Diagnosis

by John Haffey Lifestyle

Bone cancer is a serious problem that requires advanced expertise to treat. Primary bone cancers -- such as osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma -- are rare, affecting just over 3,200 people a year in the United States. Bone metastases -- cancer which spreads to the bone from tumors that began in other organs, such as the breast or prostate -- are far more common, striking ...