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NYCBS HOSTS WELLNESS FAIR 2019
Approximately, 300 fellow Long Islanders came together to promote health and wellness.
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Superfood Health Benefits
Superfood: A nutrient-rich food considered to be beneficial for one’s health.
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2018 COA Year in Review Report
In 2018, the assault on patient access to local and affordable cancer care provided by independent, community oncologists, upon which over half of all Americans rely, continued. The work of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) repelled, repealed, or slowed down a record number of significant challenges.
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Benefits of Exercise When Treating Cancer
New research has shown that exercise is not only safe and possible during cancer treatment, but it can improve how well you function physically, and your quality of life.
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Breast Cancer Awareness, PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. Currently, the average risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer is about 12%.
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Cost of Cancer Care in Community vs Hospital Settings
In a study reported in the Journal of Oncology Practice, Gordan et al found that costs of care for patients with breast, colorectal, and lung cancers were significantly higher at hospital-based vs community-based clinics, largely reflecting higher costs of chemotherapy and provider visits.
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Beyond Breast Cancer Awareness: The Cancer Patient’s Year-Round Reality
No one is more committed to raising awareness of breast cancer every October than the New York Cancer and Blood Specialists team. As a community-based cancer care practice, we both talk the talk and walk the walk. Literally.
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Dr. Shabeer Dar - Joins New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Shabeer A. Dar is joining our innovative and dedicated network of physicians, as a certified Hematologist – Oncologist. Dr. Dar has been working as a certified Hematologist-Oncologist at Southside Hospital Bayshore—Northwell Health and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center of Catholic Health Services, for the past 23 years.
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COA Statement on Trump Administration’s Part B Payment Model Proposal
Oncologists Express Concerns About Patient Access to Cancer Treatment With Potential Introduction of Middlemen to Medicare Part B
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Health systems expanding cancer care on Long Island
They are spending hundreds of millions to open new locations, update technology and add staff in order to deliver quality care and operate in a highly competitive market.
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