Patient Care Regular Screening May Prevent Colorectal Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 13, 2015 March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to learn about this disease and actions you can take to help prevent it.
Research Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., to lead Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in 2016 By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 2, 2015 Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., professor of Public Health Sciences and Oncology, has been elected 2016 president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Ossip will serve as president-elect ...
Patient Care CARE Event Helps Cancer Survivors Who Seek Fertility Services By Lori Barrette Feb. 17, 2015 Join the Strong Fertility Center for the sixth annual CARE Fundraising Event and Silent Auction to benefit cancer survivors 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 13, at La Luna Banquet Center, 60 Browns Race, ...
Education Strong West Adds Fourth Health Talk to Spring Slate By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 15, 2015 The consumer health talks invite community members in Brockport and the surrounding area to learn about topics related to their health and wellness.
Research E-Cigarette Vapors, Flavorings, Trigger Lung Cell Stress By Leslie Orr Feb. 11, 2015 Do electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking? As the debate continues on that point, a new University of Rochester study suggests that e-cigarettes are likely a toxic replacement for tobacco ...
Patient Care Precision Medicine: Changing the Way We Treat Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 10, 2015 Precision medicine has been getting a lot of attention lately—most recently as President Obama announced plans for a Precision Medicine Initiative designed to expand the nation’s efforts to address ...
Research Another URMC Milestone: FDA Approves High-Tech Breast Imaging System By Leslie Orr Feb. 4, 2015 After more than a decade of development and data-gathering -- including breast scans on nearly 700 women and 79 patents issued -- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a breast-cancer ...
Patient Care Sickle-Cell Disease Patient Cured after Bone Marrow Transplant By URMC Communications Jan. 30, 2015 A Rochester woman who was born with sickle-cell anemia has been cured of the disease after a bone marrow transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research A Good Marriage and Green Tea Might Help Fight Prostate Cancer By URMC Communications Jan. 29, 2015 In two unrelated studies, Rochester researchers investigated prostate cancer with results pointing to the benefits of strong support at home and sipping green tea.
Patient Care Time to Quit? Smoking Facts to Chew On By Lori Barrette Jan. 12, 2015 If you need a few more reasons to add quitting smoking to your to-do list for 2015, Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra suggests you consider the impact it can have on your ...
