Patient Care After Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Kindness and Immunotherapy Help Young Patient By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 22, 2019 There’s no sugarcoating it: A stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis at any age is scary. In your thirties, it’s downright traumatizing. Colleen Farrell felt the mental, emotional and physical trauma ...
Patient Care In the Chaos of Diagnosis, Nurse Navigators Clear a Path for Care By URMC Communications Nov. 19, 2019 Wilmot began its nurse navigator program in 2017 with a goal to reduce the time-to-treatment interval and thereby improve patient outcomes. So far - it's working.
Patient Care CLL Wonder Drug has a Downside: Weight Gain By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2019 The drug ibrutinib is a highly effective treatment for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but a new Wilmot Cancer Institute study shows that weight gain, as a drug side effect, should be ...
Patient Care Do Cancer Treatments Affect the Heart? By URMC Communications Nov. 12, 2019 The short answer is yes, said Eugene Storozynsky, M.D., Ph.D., who specializes in heart complications from cancer. He directs the Cardio-Oncology clinic associated with UR Medicineâs Wilmot Cancer ...
Research Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Benefits Cancer Survivors with Heart Failure By Leslie Orr Nov. 11, 2019 A pacemaker-like device restored heart function in a group of cancer survivors — mostly women with breast cancer — who had suffered from heart failure as a result of chemotherapy, a study in the ...
Research Tailor-made for Older Adults, New Tools Improve Oncologist-Patient Relations By Leslie Orr Nov. 6, 2019 A Wilmot Cancer Institute-led study in JAMA Oncology shows that when physicians fully appreciate the concerns of older adults with cancer, such as function and forgetfulness, it elevates patient care ...
Patient Care Laser and Light Therapy Recommended for Cancer Patients’ Oral Mucositis By URMC Communications Nov. 6, 2019 New, updated guidelines will provide health care professionals with better tools to deliver care for cancer patients who suffer from oral mucositis.
