Research Breast Cancer Surgery: Is an Overnight Hospital Stay Really Necessary? By Leslie Orr Aug. 7, 2025 With proper screening, older women can go home right away after a mastectomy.
Patient Care Bladder Cancer Symptoms and What You Need to Know About Treatment By Leslie Orr Aug. 1, 2025 Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders Shared His Bladder Cancer Story: ‘Get Yourself Checked Out’
Patient Care Finding the Perfect Match for Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplants By Kathleen Rock Jul. 31, 2025 In pediatric bone marrow transplants, the search for the right donor is critical. Advances in matching are giving more children access to life-saving treatment.
Patient Care There is No Cure for Multiple Myeloma – but a Clinical Trial Brought One Patient Hope By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 28, 2025 Nadine Poormon had a broken arm, but she had no idea why. A trip to urgent care and an MRI led to a shocking discovery: She had a type of cancer that has no cure, but a clinical trial has given her ...
Research New York Consortium Aims to Improve Gene and Cellular Treatment for Cancer By Leslie Orr Jul. 28, 2025 The goal is to expand patient access to clinical trials and the latest advances.
Research Tanya Mayadas Appointed Chair of Microbiology & Immunology and Inaugural Director of New Institute By Mark Michaud Jun. 10, 2025 The University of Rochester alumna and leader in innate immunity and vascular biology will lead a new Institute that will bring together cross-disciplinary scientific and clinical teams to address ...
Community Why are Cancer Rates High in Upstate New York? By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 Wilmot Cancer Institute serves three million people across 27 counties in western and central New York. The region has excessive rates of cancer. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that living in ...
Research Why Don’t Bats Get Cancer? Researchers Discover Protection from Genes and Strong Immune Systems By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the disease. Reported in the journal Nature Communications, a University of ...
Research Is the Plastic in Your Kitchen Harmful? By Mark Michaud May. 30, 2025 Plastics in the kitchen may pose a risk, but their true health impact remains unclear. Researchers stress the need for more studies to understand how everyday plastic use affects our bodies.
Patient Care Breast Cancer Prevention: How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Can Help By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2025 Wilmot study shows that APPs may be the secret to a new approach to care.
