Patient Care NCI Awards Omar Aljitawi, M.D., $1M to Study Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cancer By Leslie Orr Apr. 24, 2018 Thanks to a $1 million National Cancer Institute grant, a Wilmot Cancer institute hematologist and oncologist is launching a clinical trial using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to improve the recovery of ...
Research After testicular cancer is cured, remain alert in the future By Leslie Orr Apr. 10, 2018 Because testicular cancer has a 95 percent cure rate, it is easier for men to move on and forget about it. But new research in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that it’s prudent for patients to ...
Patient Care Epstein Awarded American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professorship By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 10, 2018 With this award, Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and Medicine (Palliative Care), will continue his studies of doctor-patient communication.
Patient Care UR Medicine Introduces Digital PET/CT Technology at Outpatient Imaging Center By Leslie White Apr. 2, 2018 UR Medicine has begun using Upstate New York’s first digital PET/CT system which offers higher quality images faster and more safely and comfortably than ever before. The images allow physicians to ...
Patient Care Registration Opens for Sixth Annual Wilmot Warrior Walk taking place Sept. 9 in Rochester By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 20, 2018 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will host its sixth annual Wilmot Warrior Walk on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Highland Park Bowl in Rochester. The fundraiser features a certified 5K, certified 10K ...
Patient Care Leading National Organization Honors Quill with Lifetime Achievement Award By Lori Barrette Mar. 15, 2018 The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine presented Timothy E. Quill, M.D., with its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, today at its Annual Assembly in Boston. An ...
Patient Care Ninth Annual CARE After Cancer Event is April 19 By Barbara Ficarra Mar. 8, 2018 Enjoy an evening of fun while supporting cancer survivors at the ninth annual C.A.R.E. Fundraising Event and Silent Auction sponsored by UR Medicine’s Strong Fertility Center, 7 -9 p.m. on Thursday, ...
Research Inaugural Wilmot Distinguished Professor, Director of Translational Research to Join Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 7, 2018 Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D., will focus on building collaboration among scientists and clinicians to advance laboratory discoveries into technologies or treatments in the clinic.
