Should daraxonrasib succeed, it could help set the stage for more precise, personalized and effective treatments for pancreatic cancer.
Borgen is chair of surgery, chief and founder of Maimonides’ Breast Cancer Center, Brooklyn’s first fully-accredited breast cancer center.
The event will welcome more than 500 cancer survivors, all of whom received or are currently receiving care and treatment at Maimonides.
Even 1 drink a day increases the risk for 7 types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, esophageal, voice box, liver, mouth and throat.
Bay Ridge residents joined to raise awareness, support patients, and fund prevention and screening of the third most common cancer.
AN NYU LANGONE STUDY FOUND small bits of plastic, known as microplastics, in 90% of samples of cancerous prostate tissue.
NYU LANGONE HEALTH HAS APPOINTED DR. ANIRBAN MAITRA, a leader in GI oncology, as the new director of its Perlmutter Cancer Center.
A court dismissed a Queens mother’s pesticide-related leukemia claim, ruling she waited too long to file and failed to justify the delay.
MAIMONIDES HEALTH was set to host a National Cancer Survivors Day evening for its resilient oncology patients.
MAIMONIDES CANCER CENTER HAS LAUNCHED A POWERFUL new technology and approach to standard radiation oncology therapy.
A NEW REPORT draws the conclusion that everywhere in the U.S., formaldehyde exposure risks are estimated to be above the EPA’s safety goals.
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT — THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RECENTLY HONORED MAIMONIDES HEALTH at the ALA’s 10th Annual New York City LUNG FORCE Walk, held at the South Street Seaport in
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Cancer: just hearing the word conjures up images of heartache, pain and even helplessness. It’s the number two killer in the U.S. behind heart disease. Despite the
DYKER HEIGHTS — Maimonides Health hosted its 18th annual Cancer Survivors Day event on June 11 before an audience of more than 300 at the Dyker Beach Golf Course on
See full slideshow below SUNSET PARK — More than 300 community members gathered to help fight breast cancer at the Park Asia restaurant this past Wednesday evening, opening their wallets
Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership (MSMLP), a notable provider of legal aid to patients within the Mount Sinai Health System, has introduced a novel initiative: a clinic specifically designed to
Shop small, wear pink and help find a cure! That’s the idea behind the upcoming “23rd on 3rd” #ShopPinkBayRidge event scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 23. Organized by Jeanine Condon of
When life gives you lemons, trade them in for something new! In this case the lemons came in the form of torrential rains on Sunday, Oct. 2 that rendered much
How did you spend your summer vacation? Thousands of people from Bay Ridge and throughout Brooklyn spent the majority of their Friday evenings this summer “on the avenue” enjoying all
PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers,
When cancer patients stop smoking, they heal faster, experience fewer side effects from treatment and lower their chances of tumors returning. Now, top cancer hospitals are helping patients quit as
The Brooklyn Cancer Center has named board-certified hematologist-oncologist and experienced medical leader Maxim Shulimovich, D.O., as its new chief of hematology and medical oncology. His recruitment is a step in
Maimonides Medical Center hosted its annual “Pink Runway” fashion show virtually on Oct. 21. It was privately filmed at New York City’s iconic 1 OAK dance club, then streamed onto
Former New York State Senator Joseph L. Bruno, who rose from an impoverished family into one of the most powerful state politicians, died Oct. 6. He was 91 and had
In their driveways or in their bedrooms, using little cardboard boxes or piles of backyard dirt, young fans of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman paid their respects with lots of
A Greek restaurant on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge was fined $2,000 in emotional distress damages last month. It was just one of 12 settlements that the NYC Human Rights
Restaurant group isn’t pleased with dining postponement Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, recently made these comments about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s delay in reopening indoor dining in
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
NEW YORK (AP) — In April, as the coronavirus was ravaging New York, Susan Jones learned her older brother had been diagnosed with a blood cancer. His supervisor at work
CONEY ISLAND — Trying to hit a home run in putting an end to lung cancer, NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Health
BOROUGHWIDE — New York State has made major strides in the fight against breast cancer in recent years, according to Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who told an audience at a
BENSONHURST – October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and members of the 62nd Precinct Community Council are determined to bring the message closer to home by holding a breakfast
BY GABRIELLE GUZ Only three years have passed since her sister, Teresa Ann “TiTi” Favret, lost her battle with lung cancer, but Donna Russo-Lubrano, a Bay Ridge resident who’s the
Chief Judge Dora Irizarry and the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York honored one of their own by holding a show of works by longtime court employee and
‘I just keep fighting and fighting’ he says Friends of a Bay Ridge man waging his seventh bout against cancer are holding a fundraiser this week to help him pay
Mel Miller, a former speaker of the New York State Assembly, has died at age 79. The Brooklyn Democrat died March 8 in Manhattan. His widow Elizabeth Miller told The New