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This week: Cancer's biography, cancer emotions and kidney stones

Upstate Cancer Center medical director, Dr. Leslie Kohman, talks about advances in cancer prevention that have taken place over the years; plus how surgery, radiation and chemotherapy treatments have changed and improved. Debbie Stack tells about an upcoming cancer documentary that will air on PBS and is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Emperor of All Maladies.”

Also this week: The emotional aspects of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, what to do about kidney stones, and a selection from Upstate Medical University's literary journal, "The Healing Muse."

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