Bladder cancer, a common type of cancer, often begins in the bladder cells, the hollow muscular organ located in your lower abdomen that stores urine.

While there might be over 120 types of brain tumors, brain cancer is one of the less common forms of cancer.

Skin cancer is an abnormal growth of skin cells caused by the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays

By Michelle Slowey, MA, RDN, CDCES

By MaryAnn Fragola, DNP ACHPN

The coronavirus was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Among the patient groups who were at the highest risk for severe illness were immunocompromised cancer patients. Amid the challenges, COVID-19 presented New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) with an opportunity to demonstrate resilience in the face of change.

By MaryAnn Fragola, DNP

It’s been 22 years since Francis (Frank) Martinis lost his wife to breast cancer. The high school sweethearts had a wonderful marriage, family, and everything they had ever hoped for until the dreaded disease took her life.

Mike Twist has had his fair share of doctor visits. The 62-year-old former smoker has experienced quite a few health scares, surgeries, and nine days of being in a coma. So when his pulmonologist was unsure of findings at a regular follow-up visit, Mike was sent to New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), where the gift of gab would be one of the foundational secrets to his success.

Multiple myeloma is cancer that forms in your plasma cells (a specific form of white blood cells).