oncology

For Donna Lee, it took just five months of catastrophe to break a habit formed more than 40 years ago. Lee, an administrative assistant for Westinghou...

OLEAN — Heads were bowed as about 60 people, many wearing pink, stood quietly on Wayne Street and listened to a prayer of thanks and remembrance Thurs...

OLEAN — Dozens of dental and medical professionals are planning to conduct a health fair for the uninsured June 10 and 11 at St. Bonaventure Universit...

There were times when no one was around that Connie Coleman would place her head on her desk. There were times she went to the washroom and felt inten...

Darlene Myers hadn’t been to a doctor in 24 years. A widow at age 44 living in Dixonville, she held three jobs and raised two children who were teens ...

ORCHARD PARK (AP) — For all his achievements, Jim Kelly's life has been tempered with professional and personal heartbreak. The Buffalo Bills Hall of ...

Kelly Evans knows how important her family’s health is, but she wishes her husband, Nate, was more proactive about his checkups. “He doesn’t have the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Sister Margaret Carney chatted on her couch Thursday afternoon, fatigued but otherwise feeling fine while sheltered from the lake-ef...

It might seem odd to say that Linda Vance is a lucky person. After all, Vance fought lung cancer. But she is lucky; her cancer was discovered in stage...

Jessica Rogowicz liked to tan. As she says, “I liked how I looked.” Every summer during her childhood, her family headed to Ocean City, N.J., for thei...

It was a simple movement that alerted Carol Glock to her cancer. As she leaned over her husband’s shoulder to read something on his computer, her left...

At 44, Dr. Brian Elford had it all. A successful ear, nose and throat practice in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, a wonderful wife, four kids and a new...

OLEAN — The 30th annual Olean General Hospital Auxiliary Strawberry Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 16 on the hospital’s front la...

Breast cancer has pink. Red belongs to HIV and AIDS. Teal for ovarian cancer. As for malignant melanoma? The Ribbon is Black for a Reason. That’s the ...

Men battling prostate cancer often face bone loss as a result of both the cancer and some of the treatments. As your bones lose density, you can be at...

What is it about summertime? Those warm, languid days filled withtraditional activities, like picnics, swimming, lakes and camping—we just can’tget en...

Sometimes when we get sick, a medication or procedure can fix the problem. People with serious illnesses face complex decisions and treatments that ar...

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