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Canton-Potsdam Hospital hosts community talk on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

Posted 11/16/17

POTSDAM -- Forty-two community members were in attendance as Canton-Potsdam Hospital hosted a community talk on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment recently in the Barben Rooms of Clarkson …

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Canton-Potsdam Hospital hosts community talk on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

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POTSDAM -- Forty-two community members were in attendance as Canton-Potsdam Hospital hosted a community talk on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment recently in the Barben Rooms of Clarkson University

Guest speakers were Dr. Stephen B. Edge, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Dr. Velmalia Matthews-Smith, CPH’s Center for Cancer Care, and Dr. Jay Dewell, Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Edge is a National Cancer Institute Fellow and has been a leader in the field of surgical oncology at Roswell Park for 20 years. Matthews-Smith is a medical oncologist at Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s Center for Cancer Care. Dewell is a general surgeon, with a subspecialty in breast surgery at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Those interested in obtaining more information on the Center for Cancer Care’s services may call 315-261-5890.