Patient Care Wilmot Scientist Meets Urgent Need in Bladder Cancer with New Tool By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2019 A Wilmot Cancer Institute scientist developed a new way to study how bladder cancer spreads and to investigate potential new treatments. The tool, which is described in a top medical journal, ...
Patient Care Researchers Aim to Keep Blood Healthier, Less Prone to Cancer By Leslie Orr May. 21, 2019 As the body ages so does the blood, raising the risk of leukemia and other blood cancers. A recent Wilmot Cancer Institute discovery showed a new way in which blood degrades when inflammation ...
Research Do You Believe Your Incurable Cancer Can Be Cured? By Leslie Orr Apr. 29, 2019 To what extent have you discussed your beliefs about a cure with your oncologist?
Patient Care Not Just a Nurse, but a Friend: The Glory of a Little Kindness in the Face of Cancer By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 19, 2019 Albert Smith had been living with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) for a few years. For a while, he has been coming to Wilmot for infusions. That’s where he met and befriended a nurse named Kelley ...
Patient Care Vocal Cord Cancer Survivor Receives Recognition for Supporting Other Survivors By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2019 Diagnosed with vocal cord cancer in 2011, Bob Crum immediately started attending meetings with SPOHNC-Rochester, a support group for patients with oral, head and neck cancers. He instantly fit right ...
Patient Care Vocal Cord Cancer Survivor Receives Recognition for Supporting Other Survivors By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 17, 2019 Diagnosed with vocal cord cancer in 2011, Bob Crum immediately started attending meetings with SPOHNC-Rochester, a support group for patients with oral, head and neck cancers. He instantly fit right ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Receives $1M NYFIRST Grant to Support Recruitment, Retention of Scientists By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 5, 2019 The University is among the first institutions in the state to receive this funding, which is designed to encourage recruitment and retention of exceptional life sciences researchers focused on ...
Patient Care Southern Tier Cancer Care Joins UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute By Ruth Harper-Rhode Apr. 4, 2019 Neeta Soni, M.D., of Southern Tier Cancer Care in Olean is joining UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine effective May 1, 2019. A board-certified medical ...
Research Listening to Family Stories Helps Cancer Researchers Identify Gaps in Care By Leslie Orr Mar. 27, 2019 Families of cancer patients described three distinct experiences — “We Pretty Much Knew,” “Beating the Odds,” and “Left to Die” — in the final weeks of their loved one’s life. Wilmot Cancer Institute ...
