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Lifestyle
Westchester Man's Late-Night Act Of Kindness Helps Cancer Patient Continue Treatment
A Westchester businessman is being recognized by city officials after providing his services to a young woman undergoing chemotherapy at her most desperate hour. The heartwarming story began when a father from Maryland was desperately searching for dry ice to ease the side effects of his 20-year-old daughter Lily's cancer treatment. The dry ice was urgently needed for her cold cap therapy, which helps minimize hair loss during chemotherapy. When the father contacted Chilly Willy & Cool Carl's Premium Ice Service in Yonkers in the evening, owner Willy D’Ariano answered the ca…
Obituaries
Fox News Personality, Surgeon Who Was Born In Westchester Dies At 45
A surgeon and Westchester County, NY native from New Jersey who became popular for her numerous television appearances has died after a battle with cancer. Kelly Powers, who was known for appearing on Fox News television programs like "Fox & Friends" and "The Willis Report," died on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the age of 45 after a battle with glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. Born in Yonkers before later becoming a resident of Colts Neck, New Jersey, Powers graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in White Plains before attending Baruch College in …
Obituaries
23-Year-Old Army Soldier From Westchester Dies After Cancer Fight: 'Left Huge Void'
Community members are coming together to support the family of a 23-year-old Westchester man who died following a hard-fought battle with cancer. White Plains resident Matías Ayala died on Wednesday, Oct. 9 after courageously fighting cancer for two years, according to his obituary page. Although he eventually lost his fight, Ayala faced multiple chemotherapy rounds, radiation, and surgery, never losing his will to fight, according to family friend Ninfa Monges, who created a GoFundMe fundraiser in the days after Ayala's death to collect donations for his fam…
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Support Pours In For Daughter Of Retired Peekskill Police Officer Battling Cancer
Community members have come together to raise funds for the young daughter of a well-known retired police officer in Northern Westchester who is fighting a courageous battle against cancer. The fundraising effort began after 18-year-old Andrea Wright, the daughter of retired Peekskill Police Officer Andre Wright, was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer in her uterus after experiencing severe pain in her stomach. Because the cancer was aggressive and rapidly spreading, Wright was taken to Montefiore Medical Center in New York City and scheduled for emergency surgery, during which a…
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Brain Cancer Started As Pounding Headache For Service Director At Westchester Auto Dealer
One day, Richie Nelson was enjoying summer with his wife and young boys. Then suddenly, he was being airlifted to a hospital where he'd undergo emergency brain surgery to remove the tumor that had been causing confusion and a massive headache for weeks. The 39-year-old dad, who is the service director for Mercedes-Benz of New Rochelle, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer that has turned his life upside-down. Much of the future is unknown for Nelson and his family, which is why his wife, Jenny Bertolini, says these days, they're focused on the here …
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Covid-
19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections
Researchers have identified groups of vaccinated people who may be the most at risk for suffering severe outcomes from COVID-19 breakthrough infections. According to a report from Medical News Today, the study looked at more than 6 million people who have received one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. One of the paper's co-authors, Dr. Aziz Sheikh, said only a small number of the more than 5 million people who received two vaccine doses remained at risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death after being vaccinated. "We saw relatively few deaths in individuals wh…
Lifestyle
See Inside Your Lung Cancer Risk
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women but is also among the most preventable, according to the American Cancer Society. “Currently, most lung cancer patients are people who either smoked or were exposed to secondhand smoke from their families,” said Ahmad Raza, M.D., medical director at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Cancer Center and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Lung cancer deaths are still high although baby boomers and older peo…
Lifestyle
Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips
The skin on your eyelid is the thinnest and most sensitive skin on your body. Almost 10% of skin cancer cases occur on the eyelid. This area of the body is easily damaged by sun exposure with more than half of eyelid cancers developing on the lower part of the eyelid. The most common type of eyelid cancer is basal cell carcinoma which can generally be removed with surgery. Less common types include squamous cell carcinoma, sebaceous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. Risk factors for eyelid cancer include exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, fair skin or light-colored eyes, those age…
Lifestyle
I Am A Cancer Patient. What Should I Be Doing to Protect Myself During the
Covid-
19 Crisis?
Cancer patients need to adhere to particular guidelines to maintain their health and well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. This is especially pertinent for patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. It’s important to point out that individuals with any underlying medical condition, no matter the age, are at increased risk of developing complications from infection with the virus. This is especially true for patients who have an active cancer, particularly if patients recently received or are continuing to receive immune system suppressing treatment. According to the Centers for…
Lifestyle
What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal or colon and rectal cancer, is a cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. It affects men and women of all ethnic groups, and is most often found in people age 50 years or older. It is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be. Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. Screening can help detect precancerous polyps—abnormal growths in the colon or rectum—that can be removed before they turn into cancer. Screening also helps find colorectal cancer at an early stage, …
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Northern Westchester Teacher Battling Cancer
Friends and family of an area teacher and mother of three who is battling a rare form of cancer are asking the public for support through a GoFundMe page. Christine Camarra of the Somers Intermediate School learned of her cancer in May 2018, after feeling discomfort and generally not feeling like herself, said the GoFundMe page created by Dympna Carroll said. Through testing it was discovered there was a mass on her ovary. Things quickly developed and surgery was scheduled. Doctors were optimistic that this mass could easily be removed, and life would continue as normal for Camarra and he…
Lifestyle
Heart Transplant Gives Triathlete The Gift of Life
Battling a life-threatening illness is challenging enough, but when confronted with a second debilitating health condition, Elisabeth Kepley knew she was in for a different kind of fight. “It almost took me out,” said Kepley of her Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis in 2006. “My organs were shutting down, and I was very sick,” recalled the single mother of three. “Ten years later, though in remission, I learned that the chemotherapy used to treat my cancer had nearly destroyed my heart.” In fall 2016, Kepley was visiting her son in Colorado when her heart began to fail…
Lifestyle
Westchester Medical Center Helps Young Dancer Fight Mystery Diagnosis
ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Many serious health diagnoses can often be pinpointed to a single, sometimes minor warning event. For Sheila-Anne Arline, an 11-year old dancer, a seemingly innocuous ankle injury marked a traumatic episode that would ultimately span several doctors and the entire Eastern seaboard. “Her ankle swelled enormously, unbelievably,” recalled her mother, Alecia Turnbull. Having moved her family from New Windsor to Fort Lauderdale, Florida six months earlier, Turnbull thought the swelling was due to Sheila-Anne’s contact with some bug-infested floodwater. Then Sheila-Anne beg…
Lifestyle
Columbia Oncologist Brings Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care To Westchester
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 biggest news in early lung cancer detection is low-dose CT (LDCT) screening, because it saves lives,” said Dr. Mark B. Stoopler, a medical oncologist with ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia Universit…
Lifestyle
Columbia Oncologist Brings Individualized Breast Cancer Care To Westchester
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 treatment tailored to the tumor type, leading to increased survival and quality of life. “In recent years we have learned that breast cancer can be divided into three types, and each type responds best to dif…
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