TODAY, we are seeing a dramatic increase in the incidence of advanced cancers, likely because individuals have postponed preventive health visits and screenings during the pandemic. These increases will lead to even greater loss of lives to treatable diseases.
Prior to the COVID pandemic, each year in Brooklyn there were an average of:
Our goal is to see at least a 90% survival rate for ALL cancers.
Cancer can be a frightening diagnosis, and while Maimonides Health has the experts and expertise to treat the spectrum of cancers with personalized and targeted therapies, every year we lose Brooklynites to treatable, even curable cancers– if caught early.
Maimonides Health and the Brooklyn Cyclones are encouraging adults over age 40 to get screened, with tools and resources to make finding and scheduling screenings easy and accessible.
From diagnoses through treatment, patients receive individual attention and treatment planning that includes the most innovative therapies, state of the art technology, minimally invasive surgery and access to clinical trials.
A panel of weight management experts discusses obesity and lifestyle changes people can make to reach and maintain a healthy weight.
Amy Huelle, a board-certified advanced diabetes management specialist and certified diabetes care and education specialist, explains what pre-diabetes is and how it’s diagnosed and treated.
Dr. Odai Sinokrot, a pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist, shares some steps you can take to quit smoking.
