Patient Care Looking at the Lungs: Getting More People Screened for the Region’s Deadliest Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 29, 2021 An expanded Lung Cancer Screening Program at UR Medicine aims to encourage more people who are eligible to get screened for lung cancer.
Research Cancer Researcher Spins ‘Gold Dust’ from Courage and Collaboration By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2021 At 23 years old, Scott Gerber was a cashier at Dunkin Donuts and admittedly “lost” in a master’s program at the URMC. But he took a risk based on an interest in immunology - and it led to a ...
Research Less Chemotherapy, Personalized Care: Wilmot Study Reinforces Major Strides in Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Nov. 3, 2021 Doctors can safely prescribe less chemotherapy for older adults without impacting survival, if personal circumstances call for it. A tool known as geriatric assessment helps to determine the correct ...
Research Wilmot Clinical Trials Office Steps Up Its Game By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2021 Many small business growth stories — whether it involves a food retailer, a fashion brand, or even Zoom, which was much less known until 2019 — have things in common with the Wilmot Cancer ...
Patient Care ‘We All Have That Power’: Willie Lightfoot Gets Screened for Colorectal Cancer, Encourages Others By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 27, 2021 Rochester City Councilmember Willie Lightfoot knows first hand the devastation cancer can cause. That's why he decided to get screened for colorectal cancer.
Research “Junk DNA” is a Double-Edged Sword: The Good Side has Anti-Cancer Potential By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2021 Researchers are looking at news ways to leverage "junk DNA" to prompt the immune system to kill cancer cells.
Research Researchers Mobilize at Hospital’s “Front Door” to Expand Cancer Screenings By Leslie Orr Oct. 19, 2021 Are you behind on cancer screenings? Researchers are studying ways to motivate people to follow through.
Patient Care Meet Wilmot's Pharmacists: Mostly Behind the Scenes, They Ensure Safety and Change Lives By Leslie Orr Oct. 15, 2021 By integrating pharmacists into the inpatient and outpatient clinical teams, Wilmot Cancer Institute is part of a national trend in oncology. Pharmacists act as watchdogs for treatment decisions and ...
Patient Care Cancer Survivor Climbs Highest Peak in Northeast to Celebrate Stem Cell Transplant Anniversary By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 8, 2021 Alan Bushnell not only survived myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) but was lucky enough to cross a 10-year milestone since having a stem cell transplant. He celebrated by lacing up his boots and climbing ...
Patient Care URMC Pilots Optical Genome Mapping for Patient Care By Bethany Bushen Sep. 30, 2021 Every decade or so, a new technology comes along to help clinical labs identify genetic abnormalities. Whether a patient is a pregnant mother, a young child, someone with rare cancer or genetic ...
