Updated: 09/08/2014 1:51 PM
Created: 09/08/2014 1:31 PM WNYT.com
By: WNYT Staff
Capital Region residents are standing up to cancer, without leaving the area.
Patients don’t have to travel to Boston or New York City for their treatments. They are able to have friends and families by their side here at home.
It’s thanks to advanced treatment options like bone marrow transplants and local research and clinical trials.