Patient Care Interdisciplinary Approach Provides Best Possible Care for Patients with Prostate Cancer By URMC Communications Nov. 15, 2023 Prostate cancer patients benefit for a unique team-based care model that brings together urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and pathologists.
Research Pancreatic Cancer Discovery Opens the Door for New Clinical Trial at Wilmot By Leslie Orr Nov. 15, 2023 Studies are focused on pancreatic cancer that spreads to the liver.
Patient Care From Patient to Philanthropist: How One Cancer Patient Gives Back to 'A Place that Gave Us Hope' By Leslie Orr Oct. 26, 2023 Gwyn Hankinson found out she had breast cancer more than two decades ago, while she was also pregnant with their first son. Today, she is doing well, and since then, Gwyn and her husband, Garth, have ...
Patient Care In the Lobby of a Cancer Center: Unexpected Blessings By Karen Black Oct. 23, 2023 Eastman Institute for Oral Health resident Dr. Luis Mendez had no idea the impact his music had on patients and family members at Wilmot Cancer Center.
Community Community Collaboration Fuels a Compelling Grassroots Perspective By Leslie Orr Oct. 19, 2023 The first time Karen Mustian, Ph.D., a Wilmot Cancer Institute research leader, met the Reverend Patrina Freeman and a group of community advisors, she was so moved that she wept. Freeman is part of ...
Patient Care Keeping a Human in the Loop: Managing the Ethics of AI in Medicine By Susanne Pallo Oct. 19, 2023 Increasingly used in medicine, AI raises both hopes and concerns. A URMC bioethicist was part of a national task force that laid out recommendations to ensure AI medical devices help patients and ...
Patient Care Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness: Is Endocrine Therapy Worth It for Breast Cancer? By Leslie Orr Oct. 17, 2023 Cancer treatment is riddled with pros and cons, trade-offs. During October, breast cancer awareness month, the spotlight shines on endocrine therapy or “hormonal therapy.”
People New Leadership Roles Look to Capitalize on Hematology/Oncology Momentum By Scott Hesel Oct. 4, 2023 Jamie Flerlage, MD, MS, has been named division chief and academic director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Golisano Children’s Hospital. She will also serve as an assistant ...
Patient Care Breaking Through By Scott Hesel Oct. 4, 2023 Thanks to strong outcomes, investments in faculty and staff, and participation in clinical trials, brain tumor patients are coming to GCH from across the world
Patient Care Guided by Research, Wilmot’s Breast Cancer Program Comes of Age By Leslie Orr Oct. 2, 2023 From basic science to screening to care and survivorship, Wilmot’s growing and flourishing Comprehensive Breast Care program has an impressive list of new initiatives.
