Patient Care Dermatologists to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screening May 7 By Lori Barrette Apr. 14, 2016 UR Medicine’s Department of Dermatology is joining forces with the American Academy of Dermatology and the Rochester Dermatologic Society to provide free skin cancer screenings 9 a.m. to noon ...
Research Tracking Melanoma Metastasis Leads to Key Gene Discovery By URMC Communications Feb. 17, 2016 A Wilmot Cancer Institute investigator discovered a gene that’s required for the initiation of melanoma and the growth of disseminated melanoma cancer cells in the lungs.
Patient Care The ABCs of SPF: Making Sense of Sunscreen Labels By Lori Barrette Jul. 7, 2015 Though some may find a suntan attractive, it’s actually a sign of damage to skin cells—the kind of damage that may lead to skin cancer. And while it’s the most common type of cancer, with proper ...
Community Free Skin Cancer Screening Offered May 30 By Lori Barrette May. 12, 2015 UR Medicine’s Department of Dermatology is joining forces with the American Academy of Dermatology and the Rochester Dermatologic Society to provide free skin cancer screenings 9 a.m. to noon ...
Patient Care Indoor Tanning Risks Go Beyond Skin Cancer By Lori Barrette Mar. 20, 2015 Seeking that “base tan” before your vacation? If the obvious risk of skin cancer isn’t enough to keep you away from indoor tanning, UR Medicine's Dr. Assaf Yosha sheds light on some of the ...
Patient Care Could Peanuts Prevent Peanut Allergy? By Lori Barrette Mar. 16, 2015 A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine provided strong evidence that early introduction of peanuts can play a role in preventing children from developing peanut allergy. Pediatric food ...
Patient Care City, UR Medicine Offer Free Screenings at 6th Annual Women’s Health Fair By Lori Barrette Aug. 21, 2014 The City of Rochester and UR Medicine will sponsor the sixth annual Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. ...
Research New Medication Shows Promise in Treating Common Skin Disease By Emily Boynton Jul. 10, 2014 UR scientist Lisa Beck, M.D., led a clinical investigation for a new drug to treat eczema or atopic dermatitis, with encouraging results that were reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Research New Medication Shows Promise in Treating Common Skin Disease By Lori Barrette Jul. 9, 2014 An investigational medication shows promise in treating the most common skin disorder, often referred to as eczema or atopic dermatitis, according to a study published July 9 in the New England ...
Patient Care Skin Cancer: Are You at Risk? By Lori Barrette May. 28, 2014 When it comes to protecting your skin from cancer, you can’t be too safe. Each year, there are more new cases of skin cancer than breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined, according to the ...
