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VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York - VISN 2
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High quality gender-specific medical services are available to women veterans.
- Preventive health screening and patient information focus on breast and cervical cancer screens,
- Breast self exams
- Family planning
- Infertility evaluation
- Reproductive health including maternity care
- Menopause management
- Osteoporosis evaluation and treatment
- Urinary health evaluations and treatment
| The Facts |
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Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of the gynecologic cancers. |
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Ovarian cancer occurs in 1 in 57 women. |
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Each year, over 23,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and 14, 000 die. |
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Detected early and treated properly, survival is over 90%.
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| Who Gets Ovarian Cancer? |
| All women are at risk for ovarian cancer, but some are at higher risk. |
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Family or personal history of ovarian, breast or colon cancer. |
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Not bearing children. |
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Increasing age. |
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| Contact your Women's Health Coordinator for more information on screening for ovarian cancer. |
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| Ovarian Cancer Resources |
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Ovarian Cancer National Alliance * |
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Northeastern New York Ovarian Cancer Support Network * |
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Contact your Local Representative For More Information on OB/GYN Services
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Albany VAMC
Marge Barrows, NP
(518) 626-6308
Hours: Monday Afternoons
Call 518-626-6530 for an appointment.
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Bath VAMC
Cheryl Knowles, MSN, RN, HNC
(607) 664-4892
Gender specific and routine gynecological services are provided in-house to the extent possible at Bath VA.
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Buffalo/Batavia VAMCs
Faith Hoffman
(716) 862-8675
Clinic Days:
Buffalo: Monday through Thursday
Batavia: Wednesdays
Location:
Buffalo: 3rd Floor, B wing
Batavia: Ground Floor within Primary
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For More Information call the Women's Wellness Center at 716-862-8674.
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Canandaigua VAMC
Cheryl Knowles, MSN, RN, HNC
(607) 664-4892
Gender specific and routine gynecological services are provided in-house to the extent possible at Canandaigua and Rochester VA.
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Syracuse VAMC
Rosa Walker
(315) 425-2609
Syracuse VAMC provides comprehensive gyn care i.e. pelvic exams, breast exams, hormone replacement therapy, PAP smears, transvaginal ultrasounds biopsies and colposcopies.
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| * Links will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs Web site. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked web sites. The link will open in a new window. |
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: November 14, 2007 |
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