Research As Leukemia Evolves, Stem Cells Hold Keys to Newer Therapies By Leslie Orr Aug. 29, 2016 A recent study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers proves why leukemia is so difficult to treat and suggests that the current approach to drug development should be adjusted to ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute celebrates 3,000th blood and marrow transplant By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 27, 2016 The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute recently performed its 3,000th transplant. The program, which opened in 1989, treats both adults and children ...
Patient Care Wilmot announces 2016 Wilmot Warrior Walk honorees By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 11, 2016 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will honor 28 cancer survivors and caregivers at the fourth annual Wilmot Warrior Walk taking place Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Highland Park Bowl in Rochester. ...
Patient Care Scanxiety: Coping with Fear About Cancer Tests By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 4, 2016 If you have cancer or are a cancer survivor, you’ll likely undergo tests to determine the effectiveness of your treatments or to learn if your cancer is in remission. Getting a scan can be ...
Patient Care Researchers Look to Improve Late-Stage Liver Cancer Therapy By Leslie Orr Jul. 27, 2016 Scientists discovered a potential therapy for late-stage liver cancer based on earlier work showing that the androgen receptor (AR), the protein that makes testosterone functional, plays a major role ...
Patient Care Becoming Flexitarian: 3 Tips for Eating Less Meat By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 21, 2016 Eating a plant-based diet has many advantages, including reducing your risk for certain types of cancer. You don't have to eliminate all animal products from your diet to see benefits. Wilmot's ...
Research New Grant to Wilmot Oncologist Focuses on Ovarian Cancer Gene Target By Leslie Orr Jul. 20, 2016 The Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Richard G. Moore, M.D., has identified a gene (HE4) that plays a major role in ovarian cancer, and he recently received a coveted Mary Kay Foundation cancer research ...
Research What Are Your Chances of Living Two Years? Doctors, Cancer Patients, Not on Same Page By Leslie Orr Jul. 14, 2016 Misunderstandings about prognosis between patients with advanced cancer and their doctors was common, in a study reported in JAMA Oncology, and the vast majority of patients didn’t know that their ...
Patient Care Pancreatic Cancer Network Awards $2M to Wilmot Investigator By Leslie Orr Jul. 12, 2016 The national Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) granted its most competitive award, for $2 million, to David C. Linehan, M.D., to support a large, multicenter clinical trial testing an ...
