Patient Care Wilmot’s Rising Stars, Veterans, Bring Know-how to Oncology Peers By Leslie Orr May. 31, 2017 Two junior researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Institute —a post-doctoral associate and a fellow—each won merit awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and will be among the ...
Research Cancer Biology, thanks to Green Lizards By URMC Communications May. 26, 2017 What can green lizards and “dark matter” teach us about cancer?
Research Study: A New Way to Slow Cancer Cell Growth By Emily Boynton May. 25, 2017 By removing a specific protein from cells, researchers were able to slow cell growth and division, which is out of control in cancer.
Patient Care Gene Study Points Researchers toward New Pathway for Leukemia By Lydia Fernandez May. 18, 2017 Leukemia is one of the hardest cancers to treat, but scientists have discovered a new, targetable pathway in one of the worst subtypes of the disease.
Research Scientists Light the Way for Immune System to Attack Cancer By Leslie Orr May. 15, 2017 The science behind harnessing the immune system to fight cancer is complicated, but a University of Rochester Medical Center laboratory discovered a simple, practical way to use light and optics to ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening May 20 By Lori Barrette May. 11, 2017 UR Medicine’s Department of Dermatology is joining forces with the American Academy of Dermatology and the Rochester Dermatologic Society to provide free skin cancer screenings 9 a.m. to noon ...
Community Wilmot Warrior Walk Registration Opens By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 9, 2017 Registration is officially open for the 2017 Wilmot Warrior Walk, taking place Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Highland Park Bowl at the corner of South Avenue and Robinson Street in Rochester. In its fifth ...
Patient Care Skin Cancer Check: Know the ABCs By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2017 The bad news: there are more new cases of skin cancer than breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined, according to the American Center Society. The good news: Skin cancer is almost always ...
Patient Care 6th Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2017 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 6th annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, at Highland Park on Highland Road ...