STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is Sunday, and the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com wants to hear from borough residents whose lives have been touched by cancer. Stop by the Advance/SILive.com tent in the Festival Area ... See more
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Cancer has touched nearly every corner of Staten Island, leaving survivors and grieving families with the same urgent question: Why does the disease strike this borough at such an alarming rate? The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com ... See more
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Behind every cancer statistic on Staten Island is a person whose life changed with a few terrifying words: 'You have cancer.' They're mothers and fathers fighting to stay alive for their children. They're survivors grateful for anot... See more
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Port Richmond resident Diana Rolon, 60, had a lot to be thankful for in her life -- she recently marked her 60th birthday and her son, Michael, just earned his high school diploma from The Michael J. Petrides School. Despite this, s... See more
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The words came over the phone the day before Memorial Day weekend in 2015 — abrupt and almost impossible to process. “You have cancer.” Three words. That was all it took to stop everything. They echoed in my head, over and over, long... See more
