Research “Bubbles” Boost Search for Treatment to Aid Head and Neck Cancer Patients By Leslie Orr Oct. 25, 2017 A scientific team at the University of Rochester is using innovative technology to discover preventative treatments for salivary gland radiation damage typical for head and neck cancer patients—and ...
Research FDA Approves Landmark Cancer Therapy; Wilmot Among First to Offer It By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2017 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will be among the first sites in the world to offer CAR T-cell therapy —a new type of immunotherapy—to adults with aggressive lymphoma. The engineered gene ...
Community Modified Name Better Reflects Mission of Center for Community Health & Prevention By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 16, 2017 The Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center announced a change to its name to more accurately reflect its mission of prevention. It will now be known as the Center for Community Health & ...
Patient Care Five Things to Consider About Breast Reconstruction By Lori Barrette Oct. 16, 2017 In the U. S., an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 women have mastectomies each year. Only about 30 percent of those women have breast reconstruction surgery. UR Medicine expert Dr. Howard Langstein shares ...
Research Study Reveals Complex Biology, Gender Differences, in Kidney Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 12, 2017 A new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role of androgens in kidney cancer, and it suggests that a new approach to treatment, targeting the androgen receptor (AR), is worth ...
Patient Care From AML to Ph.D.: How Wilmot helped one patient diagnosed with leukemia By Lydia Fernandez Oct. 5, 2017 Ege Ozen was working toward his Ph.D. in Political Science when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). His oncology team at Wilmot and his wife have helped him through, and he achieved ...
Patient Care Four things to know about prostate cancer By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 30, 2017 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the U.S. Each year, approximately 161,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with this type of cancer, including approximately 630 in Monroe County ...
Patient Care Lymphoma: Targeting treatment for special populations By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 15, 2017 Patrick Reagan, M.D., is working with Wilmot's Geriatric Oncology team, to develop a targeted approach for treating older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Patient Care Lymphoma: Looking for Clues in the Immune System By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 5, 2017 Wilmot researchers are studying the non-cancer cells in a tumor — known as the tumor microenvironment — to learn more about the important role they play in the course of lymphoma.
Community Wilmot Cancer Institute to rally community around survivorship, cancer research at fifth annual Wilmot Warrior Walk By Ruth Harper-Rhode Sep. 5, 2017 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will host its fifth annual Wilmot Warrior Walk on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Highland Park Bowl in Rochester. The fundraiser features a certified 5K, certified 10K ...
