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Friday, May 17, 2013  It was a perfect day out for the 72-mile bike ride to raise awareness and funds for kids with cancer.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Cancer survivors expressed the importance of Upstate University's new $90 million Cancer Center during the raising of the final steal beams for construction.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Upstate University Hospital's new $90 million Cancer Center is one step closer to being finished.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The Syracuse area's biggest employer plans to get even bigger

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  It's being called the first-of-its-kind cancer study on dogs. It's a study that will track golden retrievers over their entire lives and use the findings to try and determine why some get cancer.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  We're always told health screenings are the best ways to catch cancer in its earliest, most treatable stage. But is there really any advantage to getting whole body scans?

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Construction crews are hard at work installing 550 tons of steel beams in the second faze of construction at the new Upstate Cancer Center, laying framework for the $50 million dollar project. When it's complete, the 5-story building will help adults and children living with cancer, and house out-patient treatments all in one place.

Sunday, June 03, 2012  National Cancer Survivor’s Day brought more than 500 cancer survivors to a celebration at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Over fifty bicyclists began a two-day, 70-mile ride along the Old Erie Canal Trail marking the start of the 4th annual Erie Canal Ride.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A new brain cancer vaccine is being tested in select hospitals across the country.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  A new cancer test could potentially save lives with early detection and spare patients unnecessary expensive and uncomfortable treatment.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  A new form of cancer surgery is giving hope to those who have previously inoperable tumors.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  If you have ever been to Upstate University Hospital you know that there is a traffic circle in front of the building's main entrance where you can pick up and drop off patients and visitors.