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SEPTEMBER 2024 • ISSUE 230
SURVIVING BREAST CANCER
Rate of cancer in NYS is higher than the national average. It Upstate, the situation is even worse. Find out why Start on p. 16
Also: You Got a Cancer Diagnosis. Now What?
Meet Your Doctor JOSHUA J. MAURO, M.D. ICU doctor recalls experience in medical school in Australia, discusses his work at Thompson and Strong hospitals. “We live by the mantra ‘quick on, quick off,’ so we're fast acting but also can stop acting quickly if we need to adapt" P. 4
ALLERGY SEASON Think it is behind us? Not so fast, says a local board-certified allergist-immunologist P. 9
Keeping Rochester Clean
The Walking for Rochester organization aims to eradicate litter and educate people on the benefits of caring for the community. Page 7