Research Living Donation Opens New Doors for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Need of Liver Transplants By Susanne Pallo Mar. 30, 2022 A new study, led in part by URMC, offers a second chance for terminal cancer patients. It demonstrates the first successful living-donor liver transplants in North America for patients who had ...
Research Study: Art at the Bedside of Cancer Patients is Good Medicine By Leslie Orr Mar. 28, 2022 A medical student married her love for art and a desire to help cancer patients by designing an art-appreciation study to ease anxiety.
Community “They Started an Avalanche” for Pancreatic Cancer Support By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2022 Twelve years ago, three women were separately in search of camaraderie as their families were shaken by pancreatic cancer. They had joined a popular nationwide online discussion forum, and to their ...
Patient Care What is Ki-67 in Breast Cancer? It Can Spell the Difference in Treatment Options By Leslie Orr Mar. 14, 2022 Tumor biology and breast cancer-related genes are qualifying factors in newer CDK inhibitor therapies.
Research Can a Drug Derived from Magnolia Plants Impact Leukemia? By Leslie Orr Mar. 2, 2022 A trio of investigators are striving for a direct hit to acute leukemia.
Community More Than a Shopping Spree: How a Visit to the Mall Can Offer an Education on Colorectal Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 1, 2022 Beginning March 4, the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement (COE) at Wilmot Cancer Institute will launch a new initiative with a unique place to make connections: a kiosk at the Mall at Greece ...
Research Study Shows Misconceptions about Cure, Longevity, Among Cancer Patients Facing 'Terrifying News' By Leslie Orr Feb. 28, 2022 A Wilmot study shows that nothing in medicine is 100%, including how patients and doctors view chances of a cure.
Education Taking Diversity Seriously: Q&A with Ruth O'Regan By Leslie Orr Feb. 25, 2022 Building a more diverse workforce means reaching out to bright minds and persuading them to embrace the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Wilmot’s associate director for the Cancer ...
Patient Care Single-Port Robotic System Augments URMC Clinical Expertise, Spurs Innovation and Training By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 21, 2022 URMC continues to lead the field of robotic surgery, utilizing the fourth-generation, single-port Intuitive da Vinci SP to provide patients the most precise surgical option available, and applying ...
People Incoming AUA President Continuing the Leadership Tradition of URMC Urologists By URMC Communications Feb. 21, 2022 When Edward Messing assumes the American Urological Association presidency in May 2022, he will follow in the footsteps of other leaders in the field from URMC.
